title: Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease Conference: Writing Group I: epidemiology.
authors.forename: Richard C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Pasternak
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Criqui
authors.forename: Emelia J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Benjamin
authors.forename: F Gerald R
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Fowkes
authors.forename: Eric M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Isselbacher
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: McCullough
authors.forename: Philip A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: Zhi-Jie
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D002537:Intracranial Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology