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Charleston Heart Study, 1960-2000

Principal Investigator(s): Nietert, Paul J.; Sutherland, Susan E.; Bachman, David L.; Keil, Julian E.; Gazes, Peter; Boyle, Edwin

Summary: The Charleston Heart Study (CHS) represents data collected over a 41-year period (1960-2000) in order to provide an understanding of the natural progression of aging in a community-based cohort. In 1960 the CHS began enrolling a random selection of community residents who were 35 years of age and older -- including men and women, Black and White. The primary hypothesis of the original study was to investigate racial differences in the manifestation and risk factors for coronary disease. Over the... (view details)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04050.v3

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