title: [The 'Seven Countries Study': 40 years of research in coronary heart diseases in 7 countries].
abstract: In the Seven Countries Study, which was started in 1958, the risk factors of coronary heart disease are studied in a large number of men. The study still runs and the results also provide insight in the relation between life style and health in elderly people.
authors.affiliation: Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu, Sector Volksgezondheidsonderzoek, Bilthoven.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kromhout
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology*; D004032:Diet; D005387:Finland; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D007564:Japan; D008019:Life Style; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States; D015022:Yugoslavia
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol
vernacular_title: De 'Zeven-landenstudie': 40 jaar onderzoek naar coronaire hartziekten in 7 landen.