UK Biobank, big data, and the consequences of non-representativeness

Lancet. 2019 Mar 30;393(10178):1297. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)33067-8.

Authors

Katherine M Keyes¹, Daniel Westreich²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Center for Research on Society and Health, Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile. Electronic address: kmk2104@columbia.edu.
² Department of Epidemiology, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter

MeSH terms

Big Data / supply & distribution*
Biological Specimen Banks / organization & administration*
Biological Specimen Banks / statistics & numerical data
Environmental Exposure / statistics & numerical data*
Health Information Systems / supply & distribution
Health Resources / supply & distribution
Humans
United Kingdom / epidemiology
Volunteers / statistics & numerical data

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