UK Biobank: An Open Access Resource for Identifying the Causes of a Wide Range of Complex Diseases of Middle and Old Age

One in 30 people in the UK take part in cohort studies

(2014) Jill Pell et al.   LANCET

What makes UK Biobank special?

(2012) Rory Collins   LANCET

Enhancing the Feasibility of Large Cohort Studies

(2010) Teri A. Manolio et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Design and implementation of a high-throughput biological sample processing facility using modern manufacturing principles

(2008) P. Downey et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Biorepositories--at the bleeding edge

(2008) T. A Manolio   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

The UK Biobank sample handling and storage protocol for the collection, processing and archiving of human blood and urine

(2008) P. Elliott et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Size matters: just how big is BIG?: Quantifying realistic sample size requirements for human genome epidemiology

(2008) P. R. Burton et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY