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Framingham Heart Study Founding

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The 1948 launch of a long term study following residents of Framingham, Massachusetts, across generations to track the development of cardiovascular disease, which identified major risk factors including high blood pressure, high cholesterol and smoking and shaped preventive cardiology worldwide.

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1948 1
Milestone Date
1948-09-29 2
Location
Framingham, Massachusetts, United States 1
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Epidemiology, Branches
Source United States National Institutes of Health Official Site
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1. United States National Institutes of Health Official Site
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2. Framingham Heart Study Official Site: Epidemiological Background
Framingham Heart StudyEpidemiological Background page, chronological history section
Quote, Epidemiological Background page, chronological history section
The first exam was conducted on September 29, 1948.
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