The cardiovascular health study: Design and rationale

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 263-276

  Fried, Linda P ^a   Borhani, Nemat O ^b   Enright, Paul ^c   Furberg, Curt D ^d   Gardin, Julius M ^e   Kronmal, Richard A ^f   Kuller, Lewis H ^g   Manolio, Teri A ^h   Mittelmark, Maurice B ^d   Newman, Anne ^g   O'Leary, Daniel H ⁱ   Psaty, Bruce ^f   Rautaharju, Pentti ^j   Tracy, Russell P ^k   Weiler, Philip G ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁱ BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^j DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^k UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (Canada)

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Author keywords

aged; cardiovascular disease; epidemiology; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CORONARY DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0025913116     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1047-2797(91)90005-W     Document Type: Article

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