Background There is increasing evidence of an association between social relationships
and morbidity in general, and cardiovascular disease in particular. However, recent …

Aims/hypothesis Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) has been reported to be a risk
marker of morbidity and mortality for cardiovascular disease in various study populations …

Objective: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) reflects a prolonged stress reaction and
dysregulation of the stress response system and is hypothesized to increase risk of …

OBJECTIVE: To compare self-report of eight diseases with review of medical records and
physician reports. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: In a cohort of 965 incident end-stage …

BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Canada.
OBJECTIVE: To provide an analysis of the self-reported prevalence of heart disease and …

Background—Cardiovascular disease is often studied through patient self-report and
administrative data. However, these 2 sources provide different information, and few studies …

Rationale, aim and objectives Previous studies investigating agreement between data
sources for co‐morbidity and adjuvant therapy information have suggested agreement …

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between pesticide use and myocardial infarction (MI)
among farm women. Background: Little is known about the potential association between …

Objective To test the hypothesis that higher level of purpose in life is associated with lower
subsequent odds of hospitalization. Design Longitudinal cohort study. Setting Participants' …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of alcohol on coronary heart disease (CHD), cancer
incidence, and cancer mortality by smoking history. DESIGN/SETTING: A prospective …