Shanghai Women's Health Study
Initiatives
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To support multiple projects that investigate genetic and other biomarkers as well as lifestyle factors for the risk and/or prognosis of cancers and other chronic diseases.
- Start Year
- 1996
- End Year
- 2000
- Funding
- National Cancer Institute
- Supplementary Information
- https://dceg.cancer.gov/research/who-we-study/cohorts/shanghai-prospective-study-women-china
Visit SWHS
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Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
Marker Paper
Zheng W, Chow WH, Yang G, et al. The Shanghai Women's Health Study: rationale, study design, and baseline characteristics. Am J Epidemiol. 2005;162(11):1123-1131. doi:10.1093/aje/kwi322
PUBMED 16236996
Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 75,000
- Number of participants with biosamples
- Supplementary Information
- Women who lived in Shanghai.
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Availability of access information
On the study website : https://swhs-smhs.app.vumc.org/