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ProjectPerson of contactShort description
ESCAPEGudrun WeinmayrThe European Study of Cohorts on the Effects of Air Pollution analyses the long-term effects of air pollution on morbidity and mortality.
   
Me-CanGabriele NagelIn the long-term study "Metabolic Syndrome and Cancer Project" (MeCan), data on blood pressure, body mass index (BMI) and various metabolic factors of 541,000 men and women from Sweden, Norway and Austria were pooled in order to further explore the connection between metabolic risk factors and cancer.
   
VHM&PPGabriele NagelBetween 1983 to 2005, data on standardised measurements of height, weight and blood pressure as well as laboratory parameters (blood sugar, cholesterol, triglycerides, uric acid and γ-glutamyltransferase (GGT)) were collected from over 180,000 Vorarlberg (Austrian) residents and analysed with regard to the risk of chronic diseases .
   
RIKEGisela Büchele