The protocol of a population-based prospective cohort study in southwest of Iran to analyze common non-communicable diseases: Shahrekord cohort study

• Main Authors: Arsalan Khaledifar (Author), Morteza Hashemzadeh (Author), Kamal Solati (Author), Hosseion Poustchi (Author), Valentina Bollati (Author), Ali Ahmadi (Author), Soleiman Kheiri (Author), Keihan Ghatreh samani (Author), Mehdi Banitalebi (Author), Morteza Sedehi (Author), Reza Malekzadeh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Prospective cohort studies are considered ideal choices to study multiple outcomes and risk factors for Non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Our aim is to set-up the protocol and analyze risk factors, incidence rates, prevalence, trends, and the models of environmental and genetic d...