World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Heart Federation (WHF) Pathobiological Determinants of Atherosclerosis in Youth Study (WHO/WHF PBDAY Study) 1986-1996. An overview and general considerations.
This paper is an overview of the PBDAY Study--a ten-year multinational collaborative study. It provides condensed information on the background, objectives and methods of the study, as well as a summary of its most significant results and recommendations for further morphometric and special studies.
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University of Lund, Department of Pathology, Malmö General Hospital, Sweden.
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Fernandez Britto
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008297:Male; D013048:Specimen Handling; D014944:World Health Organization