Cohort Profile: The Kiang West Longitudinal Population Study (KWLPS)—a platform for integrated research and health care provision in rural Gambia
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Cohort Profile: The Kiang West Longitudinal Population Study (KWLPS)—a platform for integrated research and health care provision in rural Gambia Branwen J Hennig, Stefan A Unger, Bai Lamin Dondeh, Jahid Hassan, Sophie Hawkesworth, Landing Jarjou, Kerry S Jones, Sophie E Moore, Helen M Nabwera, Mohammed Ngum, Ann Prentice, Bakary Sonko, Andrew M Prentice* and Anthony J Fulford MRC International Nutrition Group at MRC Unit The Gambia, Banjul, The Gambia, MRC International Nutrition Group, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK, University of Edinburgh, Department of Child Life and Health, Edinburgh, UK, MRC Human Nutrition Research, Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, Cambridge, UK and Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK These authors contributed equally to this work. *Corresponding author. MRC International Nutrition Group at LSHTM, UK & MRC Unit, The Gambia, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
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