Rochester Epidemiology Project: a unique resource for research in the rheumatic diseases.
Olmsted County, Minnesota is one of the few places in the world to conduct comprehensive population-based studies of disease etiology, natural history, and outcomes because of a unique resource, the Rochester Epidemiology Project (REP). This article describes the REP and highlights its research capabilities in the context of the rheumatic diseases.
Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Maradit Kremers
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D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D006801:Humans; D008910:Minnesota; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*