Cohort profile: The hunter community study

M McEvoy; W Smith; C D'Este; J Duke; R Peel; P Schofield; R Scott; J Byles; D Henry; B Ewald; S Hancock; D Smith; J Attia

Journal article

Cohort profile: The hunter community study

M McEvoy, W Smith, C D'Este, J Duke, R Peel, P Schofield, R Scott, J Byles, D Henry, B Ewald, S Hancock, D Smith, J Attia

International Journal of Epidemiology | OXFORD UNIV PRESS | Published : 2010

DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyp343

University of Melbourne Researchers

David Henry Author

Grants

Awarded by Newcastle University

Funding Acknowledgements

The University of Newcastle provided $300 000 from its Strategic Initiatives Fund, and $600 000 from the Gladys M Brawn Senior Research Fellowship scheme; Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation, a private philanthropic trust, provided $195 000; The Hunter Medical Research Institute provided media support during the initial recruitment of participants; and Dr Anne Crotty, Prof. Rodney Scott and Associate Prof. Levi provided financial support towards freezing costs for the long-term storage of participant blood samples.