UK Biobank
- Abstract
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UK Biobank is a major UK medical research initiative, and a registered charity in its own right, with the aim of improving the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of serious and life-threatening illnesses – including cancer, heart diseases, diabetes, arthritis and forms of dementia. The purpose of UK Biobank is to set up a resource that can support a diverse range of research intended to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness, and the promotion of health throughout society.
- Main Topics/Subject Category
- Aims to study how the health of 500,000 people, aged 40-69, from the UK is affected by their lifestyle.
- Variables
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Diet, cognitive function, saliva collection, physical activity, cardiovascular diseases, arthritis, metabolic studies, internet assessments
- Keywords
- Cancer, heart diseases, diabetes, arthritis, dementia, prevention, diagnosis, treatment
- Identifier Variables
- Biobank, NHS
- Area of Health System
- Public health
- Disease Area
- Cancer, Cardiovascular diseases, Diabetes, Dementia, Joint problems
- Data collecting organization (s)
- UK Biobank
- Data Type
- Survey (longitudinal)
- National/Regional
- National
- Coverage (date of field work)
- 2006
- Unit of Analysis
- Individual
- Sample
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The study of health of 500,000 people at age 40-69
- Availability
- UK Biobank
- Conditions of Access
- Custodian access
- Link
- http://www.ukbiobank.ac.uk/accessibility.php
- Contact
- ukbiobank@ukbiobank.ac.uk