IJE Advance Access originally published online on October 31, 2005
International Journal of Epidemiology 2005 34(6):1187-1188; doi:10.1093/ije/dyi177
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Commentary: Medical aspects of the Framingham Community Health and Tuberculosis Demonstration
Department of Neurology, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Corresponding author. E-mail: wkannel@bu.edu
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The Framingham Community Health and Tuberculosis Demonstration Study1 not only showed that community control of disease-producing factors is feasible and effective for combating tuberculosis but also that this approach was likely to be the foundation for the investigation of the causes and control of other chronic diseases that impact the population. The US Public Health Service, recognizing a growing epidemic
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