Community participation and sustainability – evidence over 25 years in the Västerbotten Intervention Programme

Background: Selection bias and declining participation rates are of concern in many long-term epidemiological studies. The Västerbotten Intervention Programme (VIP) was launched in 1985 as a response to alarming reports on elevated cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in Väst...

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Main Authors: Margareta Norberg, Yulia Blomstedt, Göran Lönnberg, Lennarth Nyström, Hans Stenlund, Stig Wall, Lars Weinehall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2012-12-01
Series:Global Health Action
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Online Access:http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/view/19166/pdf_1