British Doctors Study
The British Doctors Study is a prospective cohort study of male British doctors from 1951 to 2001. The participants comprised two thirds of all male doctors in the British Medical Association in 1951. The cohort was followed to mortality or the end of the study in November 2001. Information was supplemented from state records with data from personal inquiries.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
34,439 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
Male
Representative sample at baseline?
All male British doctors in 1951.
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
1951
Primary Institutions
Radcliffe Infirmary (now known as John Radcliffe Hospital)
University of Oxford
Links
ctsu.ox.ac.uk/research/british-doctors-study
Profile paper DOI
Funders
British Heart Foundation
Cancer Research UK (CRUK)
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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