The HERITAGE family study: Quality assurance and quality control

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 520-529

  Gagnon, Jacques ^a   Province, Michael A ^b   Bouchard, Claude ^a   Leon, Arthur S ^e   Skinner, James S ^c   Wilmore, Jack H ^d   Rao, D C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; diabetes; Exercise training; family study; genetics; quality control; sedentary lifestyle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLISM; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EXERCISE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDIES; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030294558     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-2797(96)00068-3     Document Type: Article

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