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. 2017 Apr 1;46(2):e20.
doi: 10.1093/ije/dyv316.

Cohort Profile: The Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES) Consortium

Yeonjung Kim  1 , Bok-Ghee Han  1 ; KoGES group
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Cohort Profile: The Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES) Consortium

Yeonjung Kim et al. Int J Epidemiol. .

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Flow diagram of baseline recruitment and follow-up for the Korean genome and epidemiology study (KoGES). *The follow-up survey was conducted in 6 out of 11 counties (baseline number from the six counties = 21 715). **The follow-up recruitment included only immigrant mothers and children. ***The follow-up survey was continued only in Japan due to difficulties in the follow-up of Chinese participants (see the ‘Who is in the cohort consortium and how often have they been followed up?’ section).
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Geographical location of the survey sites in the Korean genome and epidemiology study. In Korea (A); Japan (B); China (C).
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