title: The Southern Community Cohort Study: investigating health disparities.
abstract: Over 73,700 adults age 40-79, nearly 70% African American, were recruited at community health centers across 12 southeastern states; individual characteristics were recorded and biologic specimens collected at baseline for later follow-up. The Southern Community Cohort Study is a unique national resource for assessing determinants of racial/ethnic differentials in diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN, USA. lisa@iei.us
authors.forename: Lisa B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Signorello
authors.forename: Margaret K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Hargreaves
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Blot
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000208:ethnology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003151:Community Health Centers; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology*; D018579:Patient Selection; D015144:Southeastern United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D020521:Stroke / Q000208:ethnology; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*