Dawber, Meadors and Moore: epidemiological approach of the Framingham Study

What changed

Described the prospective Framingham design with standardized recurring examinations in a defined population.

Scientific scope

The record is the exact three-author 1951 design paper, presented in 1950. It does not absorb later Framingham risk-factor discoveries, all study staff and community contributions, later cohorts or causal claims beyond the design.

Evidence

The linked sources identify this contribution and its scope. WRS has not independently reconstructed the scientific claims. The record is the exact three-author 1951 design paper, presented in 1950. It does not absorb later Framingham risk-factor discoveries, all study staff and community contributions, later cohorts or causal claims beyond the design.

Contributors

• Thomas R. Dawber · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
• Gilcin F. Meadors · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
• Felix E. Moore Jr. · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.

• PubMed record for Framingham design paper
• PMC full text of Framingham design paper

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