Utilizing harmonization and common surveillance methods to consolidate 4 cohorts: The western Alaska tribal collaborative for health (WATCH) study

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-7

  Koller, Kathryn R ^a   Wolfe, Abbie W ^a   Metzger, Jesse S ^b   Austin, Melissa A ^c   Hopkins, Scarlett E ^d   Kaufmann, Cristiane ^d   Jolly, Stacey E ^e   Ebbesson, Sven O E ^f   Umans, Jason G ^g,h   Howard, Barbara V ^g,h   Boyer, Bert B ^d  

^a Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^e LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f Norton Sound Health Corporation   (United States)

^g MEDSTAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h Delaware   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska native; Cardiovascular disease; Cohort study; Risk factors; Statistical power; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALASKA; ARCTIC; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INUIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALASKA; ARCTIC REGIONS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INUITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877156608     PISSN: 12399736     EISSN: 22423982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v72i0.20572     Document Type: Article

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