The LEAD (Lung, Heart, Social, Body) Study: Objectives, Methodology, and External Validity of the Population-Based Cohort Study.
Robab Breyer-KohansalSylvia HartlOtto Chris BurghuberMatthias UrbanAndrea SchrottAlvar AgustiTorben SigsgaardClaus VogelmeierEmiel WoutersMichael StudnickaMarie-Kathrin BreyerPublished in: Journal of epidemiology (2018)
In conclusion, the LEAD cohort has been established following high quality standards; it is representative of the Austrian population and offers a platform to understand lung development and ageing as a key mechanism of human health both in early and late adulthood.