Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 53, Issue 1 , Pages 55-61 , July 2010

Framingham Heart Study: The First 20 Years

  • Gerald M. Oppenheimer

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Gerald M. Oppenheimer, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, Center for the History and Ethics of Public Health, Mailman School of Public Health, 722 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2010.03.003

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 53, Issue 1 , Pages 55-61 , July 2010

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