Hironori Toshima, Yoshinori Koga, Henry Blackburn, A. Keys
The Seven Countries Study has made central contributions to the under standing of the socio-cultural influences on population rates of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). It has pointed the way to preventive strategies for whole populations. The Study is unique as a long-term investigation, now in its 35th year. This pioneering work arose in part from a meeting between Professors Ancel Keys and Noboru Kimura to discuss differences observed in clinical mani festations and pathology of coronary disease in the U.S. and Japan. Professor Keys started explorations of the importance in these differences...
The Seven Countries Study has made central contributions to the under standing of the socio-cultural influences on population rates of cardiovascular ...