Mission in Sukusuku Cohort, Mie: Focusing on the Feasibility and Validity of Methods for Enrolling and Retaining Participants

Background We investigated the feasibility and validity of and systematized the methods used to enroll and retain participants requiring long-term interdisciplinary collaborations. We carried out this study in the Sukusuku cohort, Mie (SCM), as one of the regional research site of Japan Children’s Study (JCS).