Cohorts
study population
The euro-blcs study involves a unique collection of six cohorts which have been followed prospectively since early pregnancy or birth. The cohorts cover different generations (born in 1920s-1990s), different geographical regions, with altogether over 55,000 people of different ages from childhood, to adolescence, adulthood, middle age and old age.
| population |
year of birth | cohort size | ||
| Finland | 1966 |
12231 |
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| northern finland birth cohort (NFBC86) | Finland | 1985-6 | 9479 | |
| national survey of health and development (NSHD) | UK | 1946 | 5362 | |
| ALSPAC cohort | UK | 1991-2 | 14,062 | |
| greek national perinatal survey | Greece | 1983 | 11,053 | |
| faroe islands cohort | Faroe islands | 1927-37 | 6379 |
