European birth cohorts: a consideration of what they have addressed so far.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Knowing the research issues addressed by other cohorts when setting up new cohorts allows researchers to avoid unnecessary duplication of efforts, while permitting collaborations, including data merging data, to better tackle knowledge gaps. This study describes the topics addressed by European birth cohorts, the interaction between these cohort interests and aims, and describes the scientific publications deriving from the cohorts.

Methods

A previous study found 66 pregnancy and 45 birth cohorts in Europe. In this study, between August and October 2020, the predominant key areas addressed by the 45 birth cohorts identified in the previous study were evaluated, as were the publications found in PubMed that were associated with the 45 cohorts. A network analysis wa

SUBMITTER: Pandolfini C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9476293 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature