The Framingham Heart Study and the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease: a historical perspective

On Sept 29, 2013, the Framingham Heart Study will celebrate 65 years since the examination of the first volunteer in 1948. During this period, the study has provided substantial insight into the epidemiology and risk factors of cardiovascular disease. The origins of the study are closely linked to t...

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Published in:	The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 383; no. 9921; pp. 999 - 1008
Main Authors:	Mahmood, Syed S, Levy, Daniel, Vasan, Ramachandran S, Wang, Thomas J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 15.03.2014 Elsevier Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Biological and medical sciences Cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular diseases Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology Cardiovascular Diseases - history Epidemiology Epidemiology - history General aspects Health care Health risk assessment Heart failure History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Hospitals Humans Hypertension Internal Medicine Library collections Longitudinal Studies Massachusetts - epidemiology Medical prognosis Medical sciences Miscellaneous Mortality Presidents Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Research Support as Topic - history Risk Factors Massachusetts Heart Medicine Cohort study Cardiovascular disease Circulatory system Epidemiology Case history Public health
ISSN:	0140-6736, 1474-547X, 1474-547X
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