Community surveillance of coronary heart disease in the atherosclerosis risk in communities (ARIC) study: Methods and initial two years' experience

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 223-233

  White, Alice D ^a   Folsom, Aaron R ^b   Chambless, Lloyd E ^a   Sharret, A Richey ^c   Yang, Kiduk ^a   Conwill, David ^d   Higgins, Millicent ^c   Williams, O Dale ^e   Tyroler, H A ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Case fatality; Community surveillance; Coronary heart disease; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAUCASIAN; CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNITY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029976359     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(95)00041-0     Document Type: Article

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