PERSIAN Cohort is proud to share the data/samples collected, with all national and international researchers interested to use them. To request data/samples from the PERSIAN Cohort Study, please complete a Concept Submission Form via the PERSIAN Cohort Portal, linked at the bottom of this page.
Prior to your submission, please look over the Ongoing Studies and Publications sections of the website, to avoid repetitive proposals and review the pertinent documents below:
PERSIAN Cohort Data dictionaries
Definitions and codings of all variables collected in the various PERSIAN Cohort Studies are listed in the corresponding data dictionaries. Please review all variables prior to completing a Concept Submission Form to ensure the variables you require are indeed collected in the cohorts and are available for use.
PERSIAN Main (Adult) Cohort Data Dictionary for Baseline Variables (Last updated 9/2026)
PERSIAN Birth Cohort Data Dictionaries (Last Updated 9/2026)
PERSIAN Cohort Data Access and Authorship Rules
Guidelines on how data may be requested as well as PERSIAN Cohort authorship rules are explained in the PERSIAN Cohort Data Access and Authorship Rules. All publications must comply by the PERSIAN Cohort authorship rules.
PERSIAN Cohort Data Access and Authorship Rules (Last updated 3/2020)
PERSIAN Cohort Data Transfer Agreement
The Data Transfer Agreement (DTA) should be completed, signed and uploaded on the portal, prior to any transfer of data.
PERSIAN Cohort Data Transfer Agreement (Last updated 12/2019)
PERSIAN Cohort Material Transfer Agreement
The Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) should be completed, signed and uploaded on the portal, prior to any transfer of biological samples.
PERSIAN Cohort Material Transfer Agreement (Last updated 7/2020)
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