Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 105-106 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association |
Volume | 185 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 13 1963 |
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The National Diet-Heart Study : An Initial Report. / Baker, Benjamin M.; Frantz, Ivan D.; Keys, Ancel; Kinsell, Laurance W.; Page, Irvine H.; Stamler, Jeremiah; Stare, Fredrick J.
In: JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 185, No. 2, 13.07.1963, p. 105-106.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - The National Diet-Heart Study
T2 - An Initial Report
AU - Baker, Benjamin M.
AU - Frantz, Ivan D.
AU - Keys, Ancel
AU - Kinsell, Laurance W.
AU - Page, Irvine H.
AU - Stamler, Jeremiah
AU - Stare, Fredrick J.
N1 - Funding Information: ISGENERALLYRECOGNIZEDthatathero- ITsclerosisisacomplexdiseaseofthearteriesand thatanumberoffactorsinfluenceitsdevelopment. Inparticular,coronaryatherosclerosisandthere- sultantheartdiseasehavebeenthesubjectofmany studies because of thehighmorbidityandmor- talityratesandbecauseofthelimitationsof present-daytherapy.Muchevidenceimplicatesdiet asoneofthekeyetiologicalfactors.Withinthelast 10yearsseveralinvestigatorshaveundertaken studiestoexaminetheinfluenceofdietarymodificationontheoccurrenceofclinicalcoronaryheart disease.By1959itwasapparentthatlarge-scale fieldtrialsmightbefeasibleandthatanational cooperativeeffortmightbetheappropriatemeans toaccomplishthisdifficultresearchmission. In 1960, with the support of the National Heart InstituteoftheUSPublicHealth Service, an Execu- tiveCommitteeonDietandHeartDiseasewas establishedunderthe chairmanship of Dr. Irvine H. PageofCleveland.Thiscommitteeincludedlead-ingmedical,nutritional,andepidemiologicalsci¬ entists,aswellasliaisonrepresentativesofthe AmericanHeart Association, the American Medical Association,theNationalHeartInstitute,andthe NutritionFoundation. Formorethan2yearsthiscommitteeextensively exploredallaspectsoftheproblemofmassfield trials and theprimarypreventionofcoronarydis¬ easeintheAmericanpopulation.Muchofitswork
PY - 1963/7/13
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VL - 185
SP - 105
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JO - JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
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SN - 0098-7484
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