Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis: Objectives and design

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 156, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 871-881

  Bild, Diane E ^a,l   Bluemke, David A ^b   Burke, Gregory L ^c   Detrano, Robert ^d   Diez Roux, Ana V ^e   Folsom, Aaron R ^f   Greenland, Philip ^g   Jacobs Jr , David R ^f   Kronmal, Richard ^h   Liu, Kiang ^g   Nelson, Jennifer Clark ^h   O'Leary, Daniel ⁱ   Saad, Mohammed F ^d   Shea, Steven ^e   Szklo, Moyses ^j   Tracy, Russell P ^k  

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

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^g NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

ⁱ TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^l Building 29   (United States)

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Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Cardiovascular system; Cohort studies; Coronary disease; Epidemiologic methods; Prospective studies

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ETHNICITY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROALBUMINURIA; NEGRO; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036840537     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwf113     Document Type: Article

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