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New York City Health and Nutrition Examination Study
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- NYC HANES
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- Lorna E. Thorpe
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The NYC Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NYC HANES), modeled on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), is a population-based, cross-sectional study with data collected from physical examinations, clinical and laboratory tests, as well as face-to-face interviews and audio computer-assisted self-interviews (ACASI). It was first conducted in 2004 by the NYC Department...
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Chronic DiseaseHealth StatusMental HealthPopulation CharacteristicsRisk Factors
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- Bonnie KerkerRania Kanchi
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Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study
- Alternate Title(s)
- ARIC
- Authors
- Christie BallantyneLloyd ChamblessJosef CoreshMatthew Davis4 more author(s)...
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The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study is a prospective longitudinal epidemiological study conducted in four communities: Forsyth County (North Carolina), Jackson (Mississippi), Minneapolis (Minnesota), and Washington County (Maryland). ARIC is designed to investigate the causes of atherosclerosis and its clinical outcomes, and variations in cardiovascular risk factors, medical care,...
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Chronic DiseaseHealth Care SystemPopulation CharacteristicsRisk Factors
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- Saul Blecker
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Women's Health Initiative
- Alternate Title(s)
- WHI
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The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) is a longitudinal national health study sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) that focuses on strategies for preventing heart disease, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, and osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women in the United States. The study includes data from 161,808 women aged 50-79 years old at the time of enrollment. Available...
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CancerChronic DiseaseGenomicsHealth StatusMental HealthRisk Factors
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- Jeffrey S. BergerLila Nachtigall
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Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes Trial
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- ACCORD
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Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) was a large clinical trial examining methods of lowering the rate of cardiovascular disease in adults with type two diabetes. The study was composed of three main clinical trials: an intensive lowering of blood sugar levels (Glycemia Trial), intensive lowering of blood pressure (Blood Pressure Trial), and treatment of multiple blood lipids...
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Chronic Disease
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- Lois Katz
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Framingham Heart Study
- Alternate Title(s)
- FHS
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- Vasan S. RamachandranEmelia J. BenjaminL. Adrienne CupplesR. Curtis Ellison7 more author(s)...
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The Framingham Heart Study (FHS) is an ongoing cohort study dedicated to identifying common factors or characteristics that contribute to cardiovascular disease (CVD). It is a collaborative project of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and Boston University. In 1948, an original cohort of 5,209 men and women between 30 and 62 years old were recruited from Framingham, MA. An Offspring Cohort...
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Chronic DiseaseGenomicsHealth StatusPopulation CharacteristicsRisk Factors
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- Fee RequiredApplication Required
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- Jaime Ramos-CejudoNiyati Parekh
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NYU Dataset
Syndemic Production among Emergent Adult Men: P18 Cohort Study
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- Perry HalkitisFarzana Kapadia
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This ongoing prospective cohort study examines a wide range of individual, social and structural factors as predictors of risk and resilience for behavioral outcomes (e.g., substance use and sexual activity), mental health conditions (e.g., depression, anxiety) and biological outcomes (e.g., HIV seroconversion, viral and bacterial sexually transmitted infections) in a sample of emerging adult men based...
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Infectious DiseaseMental HealthPopulation CharacteristicsRisk Factors
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NYU Dataset
Reaching Immigrants through Community Empowerment
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- Project RICE
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- Nadia S. IslamJennifer M. ZanowiakLaura Wyatt
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Project RICE was a five-year, community-driven initiative to promote diabetes prevention among Korean and South Asian American immigrants at risk for diabetes in New York City using a community health worker (CHW) model approach. Project RICE consisted of two phases, a descriptive study completed in 2010 that informed the design of the pilot intervention and the intervention itself. The descriptive...
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Chronic DiseasePopulation CharacteristicsRisk Factors
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NYU Dataset
Asian American Partnership in Research and Empowerment
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- AsPIRE
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- Chau Trinh-ShevrinNadia S. IslamLaura Wyatt
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Project AsPIRE (Asian American Partnership in Research and Endowment) was a community-based participatory research program designed to develop, test, and evaluate a community health worker model designed to reduce cardiovascular disease and hypertension disparities among Filipino Americans living in New York and New Jersey. The project consisted of a pilot intervention and a 4-month full intervention....
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Chronic Disease
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Jackson Heart Study
- Alternate Title(s)
- JHS
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The Jackson Heart Study (JHS) is a population-based longitudinal study based in Jackson, Mississippi that investigates risk factors for cardiovascular disease among African Americans. It is a collaborative research project by the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson State University, and Tougaloo College. The primary objective is to investigate environmental and genetic factors associated...
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Chronic DiseasePopulation CharacteristicsRisk Factors
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- Free to AllApplication Required
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- Tanya M. Spruill
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NYU Dataset
Varenicline Effects on Smoking, Cognition, and Psychiatric Symptoms in Schizophrenia
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- Robert C. SmithRevital AmiazTian-Mei SiLawrence Maayan11 more author(s)...
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Schizophrenic patients have a high rate of smoking and cognitive deficits which may be related to a decreased number or responsiveness of nicotinic receptors in their brains. Varenicline is a partial nicotinic agonist which is effects as an anti-smoking drug in cigarette smokers, although concerns have been raised about potential psychiatric side-effects. This data is from a double-blind placebo controlled...
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Chronic DiseaseMental HealthRisk Factors
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- 2012
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