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           title = {The Gothenburg H70 Birth cohort study 2014-16: design, methods and study population},
           month = {November},
         journal = {European Journal of Epidemiology},
            year = {2018},
          author = {Rydberg Sterner, T and Ahlner, F and Blennow, K and Dahlin-Ivanoff, S and Falk, H and Havstam Johansson, L and Hoff, M and Holm, M and H{\"o}rder, H and Jacobsson, T and Johansson, B and Johansson, L and Kern, J and Kern, S and Machado, A and Mellqvist F{\"a}ssberg, M and Nilsson, J and Ribbe, M and Rothenberg, E and Ryd{\'e}n, L and Sadeghi, A and Sacuiu, S and Samuelsson, J and Sigstr{\"o}m, R and Skoog, J and Thorvaldsson, V and Waern, M and Westman, E and Wetterberg, H and Zetterberg, H and Zetterberg, M and Zettergren, A and {\"O}stling, S and Skoog, I},
            issn = {1573-7284},
             url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-018-0459-8},
        keywords = {Ageing, Birth cohort, H70 study, Health, Population sample, Study design},
        abstract = {To improve health care for older persons, we need to learn more about ageing, e.g. identify protective factors and early markers for diseases. The Gothenburg H70 Birth Cohort Studies (the H70 studies) are multidisciplinary epidemiological studies examining representative birth cohorts of older populations in Gothenburg, Sweden. So far, six birth cohorts of 70-year-olds have been examined over time, and examinations have been virtually identical between studies. This paper describes the study procedures for the baseline examination of the Birth cohort 1944, conducted in 2014-16. In this study, all men and women born 1944 on specific dates, and registered as residents in Gothenburg, were eligible for participation (n = 1839). A total of 1203 (response rate 72.2\%; 559 men and 644 women; mean age 70.5 years) agreed to participate in the study. The study comprised sampling of blood and cerebrospinal fluid, psychiatric, cognitive, and physical health examinations, examinations of genetics and family history, use of medications, social factors, functional ability and disability, physical fitness and activity, body composition, lung function, audiological and ophthalmological examinations, diet, brain imaging, as well as a close informant interview, and qualitative studies. As in previous examinations, data collection serves as a basis for future longitudinal follow-up examinations. The research gained from the H70 studies has clinical relevance in relation to prevention, early diagnosis, clinical course, experience of illness, understanding pathogenesis and prognosis. Results will increase our understanding of ageing and inform service development, which may lead to enhanced quality of care for older persons.}
}