An International Controlled Trial in the Multifactorial Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION EUROPEAN COLLABORATIVE GROUP

doi:10.1093/ije/3.3.219

January 1, 1974International Journal of Epidemiology

An International Controlled Trial in the Multifactorial Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease

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To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of a multifactorial intervention program in reducing coronary heart disease incidence and mortality across international populations.
Conducted an international controlled trial organized by the World Health Organization European Collaborative Group.
Assigned industrial worker cohorts across participating European centers to either multifactorial risk factor intervention or customary care.
Established a standardized international collaborative protocol targeting combined risk factors including elevated blood pressure, hypercholesterolemia, and cigarette smoking.
Demonstrated the operational feasibility of coordinating large-scale multifactorial primary prevention trials across multiple European countries.

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Multifactorial CHD prevention trial framework supports risk factor intervention testing; leaves open net clinical benefit pending outcome data.

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Journal Article An International Controlled Trial in the Multifactorial Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease Get access WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION EUROPEAN COLLABORATIVE GROUP WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION EUROPEAN COLLABORATIVE GROUP Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 3, Issue 3, September 1974, Pages 219–224, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/3.3.219 Published: 01 September 1974 Article history Received: 09 April 1974 Published: 01 September 1974

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