The Colombo Twin and Singleton Follow-up Study: a population based twin study of psychiatric disorders and metabolic syndrome in Sri Lanka

• Main Authors: Kaushalya Jayaweera (Author), Lisa Aschan (Author), Gayani Pannala (Author), Anushka Adikari (Author), Nicholas Glozier (Author), Khalida Ismail (Author), Carmine M. Pariante (Author), Fruhling Rijsdijk (Author), Sisira Siribaddana (Author), Helena M. S. Zavos (Author), Patricia A. Zunszain (Author), Athula Sumathipala (Author), Matthew Hotopf (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The disease burden related to mental disorders and metabolic syndrome is growing in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC). The Colombo Twin and Singleton Study (COTASS) is a population-based sample of twins and singletons in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Here we present prevalence estimat...