Linda D. Cowan

Preventive Cardiology

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

About

Linda D. Cowan works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Linda D. Cowan is the George Lynn Cross Research Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. She has been a key investigator in the Strong Heart Study, focusing on cardiovascular disease and risk factors in American Indian populations. Her research also includes epidemiological studies on epilepsy, parasitic infections, and other health issues.

Research focus

Cardiovascular EpidemiologyLipoprotein Metabolism and Coronary Heart DiseaseDiabetes-Related Cardiovascular RisksCardiovascular Disease in American IndiansEstrogen Use and Cardiovascular Mortality

Impact

118 pubs · 10,359 cites · h-index 50

Affiliations

Work Experience

George Lynn Cross Research Professor

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center · 1989 - Present

Researcher in Epidemiology

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · 1980 - 1989