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International Journal of Epidemiology 2005 34(6):1187-1188; doi:10.1093/ije/dyi177
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Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Epidemiological Association © The Author 2005; all rights reserved.

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Commentary: Medical aspects of the Framingham Community Health and Tuberculosis Demonstration

WB Kannel* and D Levy

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 . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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