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ANNALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
Volume 20, Issue 8, Pages 629-641Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2010.03.015
Keywords
Epidemiologic Methods; Cardiovascular Disease; Risk Factors; Hispanics; Acculturation
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- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to the University of North Carolina [N01-HC65233]
- University of Miami [N01-HC65234]
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine [N01-HC65235]
- Northwestern University [N01-HC65236]
- San Diego State University [N01-HC65237]
- NHLBI: National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
- National Institute of Deafness and Other Communications Disorders
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Office of Dietary Supplements
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PURPOSE: The Hispanic Community Health Study (HCHS)/Study of Latinos (SOL) is a comprehensive multicenter community based cohort study of Hispanics/Latinos in the United States. METHODS: The Study rationale, objectives, design, and implementation are described in this report. RESULTS: The HCHS/SOL will recruit 16,000 men and women who self-identify as Hispanic or Latino, 18 to 74 years of age, from a random sample of households in defined communities in the Bronx, Chicago, Miami, and San Diego. The sites were selected so that the overall sample would consist of at least 2000 persons in each of the following origin designations: Mexican, Puerto Rican and Dominican, Cuban, and Central and South American. The study includes research in the prevalence of and risk factors for heart, lung, blood and sleep disorders, kidney and liver function, diabetes, cognitive function, dental conditions, and hearing disorders. CONCLUSIONS: The HCHS/SOL will (1) characterize the health status and disease burden in the largest minority population in the United Stares; (2) describe the positive and negative consequences of immigration and acculturation of Hispanics/Latinos to the mainstream United States life-styles, environment and health care opportunities; and (3) identify likely causal factors of many diseases in a population with diverse environmental exposures, genetic backgrounds, and early life experiences. Ann Epidemiol 2010;20:629-641. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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