Epidemiological Studies of Cardiovascular Disease in a Total Community—Tecumseh, Michigan (1965)

Article1 June 1965Epidemiological Studies of Cardiovascular Disease in a Total Community—Tecumseh, MichiganFREDERICK H. EPSTEIN, M.D., LEON D. OSTRANDER JR., M.D., F.A.C.P., BENJAMIN C. JOHNSON, M.D., DR. P.H., MILLICENT W. PAYNE, M.D., D.P.H., NORMAN S. HAYNER, M.D., M.P.H., JACOB B. KELLER, M.P.H., THOMAS FRANCIS JR., M.D., D.SC.FREDERICK H. EPSTEIN, M.D., LEON D. OSTRANDER JR., M.D., F.A.C.P., BENJAMIN C. JOHNSON, M.D., DR. P.H., MILLICENT W. PAYNE, M.D., D.P.H., NORMAN S. HAYNER, M.D., M.P.H., JACOB B. KELLER, M.P.H., THOMAS FRANCIS JR., M.D., D.SC.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-62-6-1170 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMuch knowledge on the epidemiology of the various cardiovascular disorders, particularly coronary heart disease (1), has been gained in recent years. Data on prevalence, incidence, and mortality have yielded a general estimate of the burden of these disorders. Nevertheless, this information is limited in a number of ways. Available data on prevalence and incidence are based on samples of the general population within selected age groups or special social or occupational groups (2); data on mortality have the obvious limitations relating to accuracy of certification and being confined to the terminal event in the natural history of an illness with...References1. EPSTEIN FH: The epidemiology of coronary heart disease—a review. Prepared for the Second National Conference on Cardiovascular Diseases. Washington, D. C., November 1964. J. Chronic Dis. (in press). Google Scholar2. WEINSTEINEPSTEIN BJFH: Comparability of criteria and methods in the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease. Report of a survey. Circulation 30: 643, 1964. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. 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EPSTEINKJELSBERG FHMO: Coronary heart disease in relation to blood pressure and cholesterol levels in population studies, in Proceedings of Conference on Contributions of Genetics to Epidemiology, edited by NEEL, J. V., SCHULL, W. J., SHAW, M. W. U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. (in press). Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: FREDERICK H. EPSTEIN, M.D.; LEON D. OSTRANDERJR., M.D., F.A.C.P.; BENJAMIN C. JOHNSON, M.D., DR. P.H.; MILLICENT W. PAYNE, M.D., D.P.H.; NORMAN S. HAYNER, M.D., M.P.H.; JACOB B. KELLER, M.P.H.; THOMAS FRANCISJR., M.D., D.SC.Affiliations: Ann Arbor, MichiganFrom the Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, and the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Mich.This study was supported by the Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Michigan, under Program Project Grant HE-6378 from the National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health, U. S. Public Health Service, Bethesda, Md., and Public Health Service Research Career Program Award HE-K6-6748 to Dr. Epstein from the National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health, U. S. Public Health Service, Bethesda, Md.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Frederick H. Epstein, M.D., Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Mich. 48104. 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