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Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study
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<p>The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study (also known as the Dunedin Study) is a detailed study of human health, development and behaviour. Based at the <a href="/facts/University_of_Otago/q5NRJ2zD">University of Otago</a> in New Zealand, the Dunedin Study has followed the lives of 1037 babies born between 1 April 1972 and 31 March 1973 at <a href="/facts/Dunedin/MtgEe2SV">Dunedin</a>'s former <a href="/facts/Dunedin_Hospital/s4fF6aHK">Queen Mary Maternity Centre</a> since their birth. Teams of national and international collaborators work on the Dunedin Study, including a team at <a href="/facts/Duke_University/BFMHVjsB">Duke University</a> in the United States. The research is constantly evolving to encompass research made possible by new technology and seeks to answer questions about how people's early years have an impact on mental and physical health as they age. </p><p>The study is now in its fifth decade and has produced over 1300 publications and reports, many of which have influenced or helped inform policy makers in New Zealand and overseas; many of these can be found on the publications section of their website. </p>