MONICA collaborative presentations at international meetings

1. XI Scientific Meeting of the International Epidemiological Association. Helsinki, 8-13 August 1987 
   • Abstracts:
     • The study design of the WHO MONICA project for monitoring trends and risk factors in cardiovascular disease. (K.Kuulasmaa, J.Tuomilehto)
     • Geographic variation in mortality from cardiovascular diseases - baseline data from the MONICA project. (J.Tuomilehto, K.Kuulasmaa, J.Torppa)
2. Towards Cardiovasular Health: An international Scientific Symposium on the occasion of the 70^th birthday of professor Martti J. Karvonen. Ilomantsi, 13 June 1988
   • Abstract:
     • WHO MONICA Project: Geographic variations in ischaemic heart disease mortality and levels of major risk factors (K.Kuulasmaa, A.Pajak, J.Tuomilehto)
3. Xth Congress of the European Society of Cardiology. Vienna, 30 August 1988
   • Symposium: The geography of coronary heart disease in Europe ­ WHO MONICA Project.
     • Trends in mortality (Z. Pisa)
     • The MONICA set­up (J. Tuomilehto)
     • The information from the MONICA myocardial infarction registers (H. Tunstall­Pedoe)
     • The first risk factors survey (U. Keil)
4. Workshop on Trends and Determinants of Coronary Heart Disease Mortality. International Comparisons. Bethesda, USA, 14­16 August 1988
   • Presentations. Published in the proceedings of the Workshop in International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 18, Supplement 1, 1989, pp S20­S55
     • WHO MONICA Project: Objectives and design (S. Böthig)
     • WHO MONICA Project: Assessing CHD mortality and morbidity (J. Tuomilehto, K. Kuulasmaa)
     • WHO MONICA Project: Risk Factors (U. Keil)
5. 3rd International Symposium of Hypertension in the Community. Tel Aviv, Israel, 4­8 December 1988
   • Abstract:
     • Cross-sectional analysis of hypertension control status among MONICA Project populations (J.Tuomilehto, K.Kuulasmaa)
6. International Symposium on Epidemiology of Hypertension and Related Factors. Milan, Italy, 23 June 1989
   • Presentation:
     • Variation in blood pressure levels and the control of hypertension among MONICA populations (J.Tuomilehto)
7. 2nd International Conference on Preventive Cardiology, Washington, 18­22 June 1989
   • Symposium: International Studies of CVD Epidemiology
     • WHO MONICA Project: Design and methods (S. Sans)
     • WHO MONICA Project: First results (F. Gutzwiller)
   • Abstract
     • Influence of measurement devices on blood pressure results in population surveys (H-W.Hense, A.Zaborskis, K.Kuulasmaa, J.Tuomilehto)
8. XIth Congress of the European Society of Cardiology. Nice, France, 11­14 September 1989
   • Joint WHO/ESC Symposium: The WHO MONICA Project
     • Opening (I.Gyarfas)
     • Three year mortality in MONICA (A. Evans)
     • Main CVD risk factors in the MONICA populations (F. Gutzwiller)
     • Relationship between mortality and risk factors (K. Kuulasmaa)
     • Conclusion (Z.Pisa)
9. Regional European Meeting of the International Epidemiological Association: "Epidemiological Evaluation of the Strategy Health for All". Granada, Spain, 14­16 February 1990
   • Session 1:WHO programmes
     • Monitoring trends and determinants of coronary heart disease: WHO MONICA Project: an example of information system for the evaluation of health for all targets (Z. Pisa)
     • WHO MONICA Project: Standardization methods in cross­cultural and trend analysis (K. Kuulasmaa)
     • WHO MONICA Project: First mortality and risk factor results (S. Sans)
10. International Conference on Stroke. Geneva, 30 May­1 June 1991
    • Abstract:
      • Cardiovascular risk factors and mortality from stroke in a multinational comparison of 45 populations. WHO MONICA Project (K. Asplund, A. Stewart, K. Kuulasmaa).
11. XIIIth Congress of the European Society of Cardiology. Amsterdam 31 August 1991
    • Symposium: The WHO MONICA Project: risk, incidence and care of coronary heart disease"
      • Risk: Hypertension and its population correlates (J. Tuomilehto)
      • Risk: Epidemiology of blood lipids in Monica Centres (F. Gutzwiller, D. Grafnetter)
      • Coronary Events: monitoring incidence (H. Tunstall­Pedoe, K. Kuulasmaa)
12. American­African International Collaborative Scientists Symposium, Zimbabwe, 25­28 February 1992
    • Presentation:
      • The WHO MONICA Project: Blood pressure distributions at the first survey (I. Gyarfas)
13. Deuxieme Symposium de Neuro-epidemilogie, Dijon, March 1992
    • Plenary presentation:
      • International comparisons of mortality from stroke and ischemic heart disease (K. Asplund)
14. International Heart Health Conference: "Bridging the Gap: Science and Policy in Action", Victoria, Canada, 25­28 May 1992
    • Presentations:
      • Community surveillance for coronary heart disease ­ The WHO MONICA Project. (S. Sans)
      • Risk factor prevalence from the WHO MONICA Project (S. Sans)
      • Monitoring myocardial infarction and coronary deaths: Quality assurance issues in the WHO MONICA Project (H. Tunstall-Pedoe)
15. Second European Stroke Conference, Lausanne, June 1992
    • Symposium:Aspects of Stroke Prevention
      • A public health perspective on cost-effectiveness in stroke prevention (K.Asplund)
16. XIVth Congress of the European Society of Cardiology. Barcelona, 30 August - 3 September 1992
    • Symposium: Joint session with WHO dealing with latest results from the WHO MONICA Project
      • Differences in health services for coronary heart disease between MONICA Centres (M.S.T.Hobbs)
      • The MONICA optional study on physical activity (D.Jones)
      • The rule of halves revisited: awareness and treatment of hypertension in the community (J.Tuomilehto)
    • Symposium: Interactions between blood pressure and other risk factors of cardiovascular disease
      • Interactions of blood pressure and lipids (S.DeHenauw)
17. Symposium: Epidemiology Around the Baltic Sea. Stockholm, 18­21 October 1992
    • Presentation:
      • Cardiovascular diseases in the states around the Baltic Sea (K. Kuulasmaa and K. Asplund)
18. NIH Conference on Decline in Stroke, February 1993
    • Plenary presentation:
      • Stroke in MONICA (K. Asplund)
        • Abtract: Ann Epidemiol. 1993;3:534.
19. II KTL Symposium: "Two Decades of Chronic Diseases Prevention - Lessons for International Action. Helsinki, 26­28 April 1993
    • Plenary presentation:
      • Monitoring of cardiovascular disease and risk factor trends: experiences from WHO MONICA Project (F.Gutzwiller)
    • Abstracts:
      • Data communication in a large multinational epidemiological study (A­M. Rajakangas, K. Kuulasmaa, E. Ruokokoski)
      • Centralized data management of the WHO MONICA Project (E. Ruokokoski, K. Kuulasmaa, A­M. Rajakangas)
      • Reliability of population demographic data for use in epidemiological research: The MONICA experience (V. Moltchanov, K. Kuulasmaa, J. Torppa, S. Sans)
20. Third International Conference on Preventive Cardiology, Oslo, 27 June - 1 July 1993
    • Presentations:
      • An example of an international collaborative study ­ MONICA (H. Tunstall­Pedoe, Dundee)
      • Results of an international collaborative study ­ MONICA (J. Tuomilehto)
      • Cross­cultural comparisons of obesity. S. Sans, Barcelona
    • Abstracts:
      • Stroke attack rates and case fatality rates during the first years of the WHO MONICA Project (A-M. Rajakangas, K. Asplund, M.Schroll, Per Thorvaldsen, K. Kuulasmaa on behalf of the stroke investigators of the WHO MONICA Project)
      • Gender differences in cardiovascular disease mortality and risk factors in 36 communities. (R. Jackson, L. Chambless for the MONICA and ARIC Investigators)
21. International Congress of Geriatrics: Symposium on the Prevention of Stroke in the Community, Budapest, 4­9 July 1993
    • Presentation:
      • The World Health Organization MONICA Study: Lessons and limitations (J. Tuomilehto)
22. International Epidemiological Association, Thirteenth Scientific Meeting, Sydney, Australia, 26 - 29 September 1993
    • Presentations:
      • Total serum cholesterol in relation to age, body mass index and gender ­ a multinational comparison (S. Sans, F. Gutzwiller, S. Dai, B. Marti, K. Kuulasmaa, J. Cambou, A. Döring, M. Ferrario, D. Grafnetter, A. Pajak)
      • Cross­sectional comparison of the presentation and management of acute myocardial infarction in the WHO MONICA Project (K. Jamrozik, A. Molarius, K. Kuulasmaa, A­M. Rajakangas, E. Ruokokoski)
      • Trends in the presentation and management of acute myocardial infarction in the WHO MONICA Project. (K. Jamrozik, A. Molarius, K. Kuulasmaa, A­M. Rajakangas, E. Ruokokoski)
      • Ecological analysis of the relationship between mortality and major risk factors of cardiovascular disease. (A. Stewart, K. Kuulasmaa and R. Beaglehole)
      • Smoking, blood pressure and treatment of hypertension: the baseline survey of the WHO MONICA Project. (I. Martin, V. Moltchanov, K. Kuulasmaa, S. Sans, J. Tuomilehto, Z. Cepaitis. Presented by A. Dobson)
23. International Conference on Stroke Prevention and Epidemiology, Saskatoon, Canada, 15 October 1993
    • Presentation:
      • Monitoring of cerebrovascular diseases for the WHO MONICA Project. (P. Thorvaldsen, K. Kuulasmaa, A-M. Rajakangas)
24. Meeting of the Working Group on Epidemiology and Prevention of the European Society of Cardiology, Venice, April 24-26 1994
    • Presentations:
      • Trends in coronary heart disease risk factors in the WHO MONICA Project (J. Yarnell, K. Kuulasmaa, E. McCrum, V. Moltchanov, J. Tuomilehto, A. Evans)
        • Extended abstract: J. Yarnell, K. Kuulasmaa, E. McCrum, V. Moltchanov, J. Tuomilehto, A. Dobson, S. Sans, A. Evans : Early trends in coronary heart disease risk factors in the WHO MONICA Project. Acta Cardiologica, XLIX, p. 303­402.
      • Smoking trends in the WHO MONICA Project(A. Dobson, V. Moltchanov, K. Kuulasmaa, A. Evans Presented by A. Evans)
      • Trends in the presentation and management of acute myocardial infarction in the WHO MONICA Project. WHO MONICA Project (K. Jamrozik, A. Molarius, K. Kuulasmaa, A-M. Rajakangas, E. Ruokokoski)
      • Cross-sectional comparison of the presentation and management of acute myocardial infarction in the WHO MONICA Project (K. Jamrozik, A. Molarius, K. Kuulasmaa, A-M. Rajakangas, E. Ruokokoski)
25. Satellite meeting on Epidemiology and Prevention of Stroke, Umeå, 29-31 May 1994
    • Session: The MONICA Project - A Major International Collaboration in Stroke Epidemiology
      • Stroke incidence in the WHO MONICA populations (P. Thorvaldsen)
      • Management of stroke and variations in case fatality (B. Stegmayr)
      • Risk factors for stroke (K. Kuulasmaa)
      • Multinational comparisons of hypertension control (P.O. Wester)
26. XIIth World Congress of Cardiology, Berlin, 10­14 September 1994
    • Presentations:
      • Trends in aggregate coronary risk factor scores in the WHO MONICA Project (A. Evans, J.W.G. Yarnell, E. McCrum, V. Moltchanov, K. Kuulasmaa, J. Tuomilehto)
      • Validation of coronary mortality in 26,591 deaths from 38 populations in the WHO MONICA Project. (H. Tunstall­Pedoe, S. Sans, K. Kuulasmaa)
      • Gender differences in cardiovascular disease mortality and risk factors in 36 communities. (R.Jackson, for the MONICA and ARIC Investigators)
27. Xth International Symposium on Atherosclerosis, Montreal, 9-14 October 1994
    • Presentation:
      • Five-year risk factor trends in MONICA study populations - The WHO MONICA Project. (S. Sans, K. Kuulasmaa, J. Tuomilehto, A. Evans, A. Dobson)
        • Abstract: Atherosclerosis 1994; 109: 80.
28. International perspectives of the North Karelia Project, Joensuu, Finland, 15-16 December 1994
    • Abstract:
      • Source of population demographic data as a factor of reliability of population mortality and morbidity estimates - the MONICA experience.(V.Moltchanov, K.Kuulasmaa, J.Torppa)
29. Conference on Nutrition and Physical Activity, Atlanta, USA, 5-7 April, 1995
    • Presentation:
      • Body weight trends around the world (S. Sans, K. Kuulasmaa, V. Moltchanov)
30. 2nd International Heart Health Conference, Barcelona, 28 May - 1 June 1995
    • Session: MONICA Program
      • The WHO MONICA Project - Five-year smoking trends in MONICA populations (A. Evans )
      • Is acute coronary disease different in different countries and gender - lessons from the MONICA Project (H. Tunstall-Pedoe)
      • Coronary risk and its impact on mortality (K. Kuulasmaa)
    • Presentation:
      • Education and risk factors: data from the WHO MONICA Project (S. Sans, K. Kuulasmaa, M. Moltchanov)
31. 7th European Congress on Obesity, Barcelona, 14-17 May 1996
    • Abstract:
      • Smoking, leanness and obesity - an international perspective from the WHO MONICA Project (A. Molarius, J. Seidell, K. Kuulasmaa, A. Dobson, S. Sans). Abstract: Int J Obesity 1996;20 (Suppl. 4):138.
32. Working Group on Epidemiology and Prevention of the European Society of Cardiology, Pilsen, Czech Republic, 22-25 May 1996
    • Abstracts:
      • Smoking and body mass index: an international perspective from the WHO MONICA Project. (A. Molarius, J. Seidell, K. Kuulasmaa, A. Dobson, S. Sans. Presented by A. Molarius)
      • Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) case fatality in men and women: is there evidence for a higher level in women? Results from the WHO MONICA Project, 1985-90 (L. Chambless, U. Keil, A. Dobson, K. Kuulasmaa, M. Mähönen, H. Tunstall-Pedoe)
33. XVIIIth Congress of the European Society of Cardiology. Birmingham, UK, 25-29 August 1996
    • Session: Trends and determinants of coronary heart disease: six year results from the WHO MONICA Project
      • Do changing CHD death rates mean changing case fatality? (H. Tunstall-Pedoe)
      • What is happening to smoking in the MONICA populations? (A. Evans)
      • What is happening to blood pressure and to obesity? (J. Tuomilehto)
      • What is happening to blood cholesterol? (M. Ferrario)
      • Testing the connection between trends in risk factors and coronary heart disease: The MONICA hypothesis (K. Kuulasmaa)
    • Session: Stroke epidemiology: an international perspective
      • Incidence and mortality from stroke in European communities: the MONICA experience (B. Stegmayr)
34. Third World Stroke Congress and 5th European Stroke Conference, Munich, Germany, 1-5 September 1996
    • Abstract:
      • Stroke incidence and mortality correlated to stroke risk factors in the WHO MONICA Project : an ecological study of 18 populations. (B. Stegmayr, K. Asplund, K. Kuulasmaa, A­M. Rajakangas, P. Thorvaldsen, J. Tuomilehto)
35. 69th Scientific Sessions of the of the American Heart Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 10-13 November1996
    • Abstract:
      • The population and hospital perspective of coronary heart disease case fatality for men and women in the World Health Organization's MONICA Project: results from 29 populations from 18 countries in four continents. (U. Keil, L. Chambless, A. Dobson, K. Kuulasmaa, M. Mähönen, H. Löwel, H. Tunstall-Pedoe). Circulation 1996;94 (Suppl. 1):456-457.
36. 8th European Congress on Obesity, Trinity College, Dublin, 18-21 June 1997
    • Abstracts:
      • Waist, hip and waist-hip ratio in 19 populations of the WHO MONICA Project (A. Molarius, J. Seidell, S. Sans, J. Tuomilehto, K. Kuulasmaa). Int J Obesity 1997;21 (Suppl. 2):S127.
      • Relatively poor sensitivity of waist action levels to identify subjects with overweight and obesity in 19 MONICA populations. (A. Molarius, J. Seidell, S. Sans, J. Tuomilehto, K. Kuulasmaa). Int J Obesity 1997;21 (Suppl. 2):S128.
37. Fourth International Conference on Preventive Cardiology, Montreal, 29 June - 3 July 1997
    • Session: Changes in Disease rates, smoking and blood pressure in MONICA populations
      • Time trends in stroke mortality: due to changes in incidence, case fatality or both? (K. Asplund)
      • Smoking - burning out? (A. Evans)
      • MONICA populations under pressure (H.W. Hense)
    • Session: Changing serum cholesterol, obesity and coronary care in the MONICA populations
      • Portrait of a lady: MONICA (H. Tunstall-Pedoe)
      • How far and how fast did the revolution in coronary care go? (M. Mähönen)
      • What is the latest trend in serum cholesterol? (M. Ferrario)
      • MONICA balanced on the weighing scales (S. Sans)
      • Apples and pears - waist/hip ratio in MONICA (A. Molarius)
    • Abstract:
      • International variation in the medical management of acute myocardial infarction: the WHO MONICA Project (K. Jamrozik, A. Molarius, M. Hobbs, R. Broadhurst, K. Kuulasmaa, H. Tunstall-Pedoe)
38. 51st Session of the International Statistical Institute, Istanbul, 18-26 August 1997
    • Presentation:
      • Statistical issues related to following populations rather than individuals over time (K. Kuulasmaa)
        • Extended abstract: Kuulasmaa K, Dobson A for the WHO MONICA Project. Statistical issues related to following populations rather than individuals over time. Bulletin of the International Statistical Institute: Proceedings of the 51st Session; 1997 Aug 18-26; Istanbul, Turkey.Voorburg: International Statistical Institute; 1997. Book 1; 295-8.
39. XIXth Congress of the European Society of Cardiology, Stockholm, Sweden, 24-28 August 1997
    • Symposium: The World Health Organisation MONICA Project and relevant studies: prospects for prevention in Europe
      • Future trends in coronary mortality as predicted from the MONICA Project (H Tunstall-Pedoe)
      • Lessons for secondary prevention from MONICA (P. Marques-Vidal)
40. XIIIth Turkish Congress of Cardiology, Izmir, Turkey, 29 September-3 October 1997
    • Presentation:
      • The worldwide WHO MONICA Project 1984-1995: what have we learnt for preventive cardiology? (U. Keil)
41. XIth International Symposium on Atherosclerosis, Paris, October 1997
    • Presentation
      • Findings from the WHO MONICA Project (A. Evans)
42. Meeting of the Working Group on Epidemiology and Prevention of the European Society of Cardiology, Shannon, Ireland, 14-17 May 1998
    • Symposium: MONICA - What has she taught us?
      • Lessons from monitoring incidence, case fatality and medical care in coronary events (H. Tunstall-Pedoe)
      • Lessons from risk factor surveillance (A. Evans)
      • Lessons from data handling, quality assessment, co-ordination and analysis from a multinational study (K. Kuulasmaa)
43. XXth Congress of the European Society of Cardiology, Vienna, Austria, 22-26 August 1998
    • Symposium: Hot Line 1
      • The World Health Organization MONICA Project (H. Tunstall-Pedoe)
    • Symposium: SCORE: Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation
      • MONICA and risk prediction (A. Evans)
    • Special session: How do population trends in coronary disease relate to changing therapies and to trends in classical risk factors? 10-year results from 38 WHO MONICA Project populations (Chaired by R. Luepker and Z. Pisa)
      • Introduction (I. Martin)
      • Trends in coronary event rates, survival and coronary care (H. Tunstall-Pedoe)
      • How do survival/mortality trends relate to changing treatments? (U. Keil)
      • Smoking, blood pressure, cholesterol and body mass index (A. Evans)
      • How do coronary disease trends relate to change in risk factors? (K. Kuulasmaa)
      • General discussion
44. Eight International Congress on Obesity, Paris, France 29 August - 3 September 1998
    • Presentation
      • Educational level and relative body weight, and changes in the association over 10 years - an international perspectives from the WHO MONICA Project (A. Molarius)
        • Abstract: Educational level and relative body weight, and changes in the association over 10 years - an international perspectives from the WHO MONICA Project (A. Molarius, J.C. Seidell, S. Sans, J. Tuomilehto and K. Kuulasmaa).Int J Obesity, 1998;22 (Suppl.3):S43.
45. 3rd International Heart Health Conference, Singapore, 29 August - 2 September 1998
    • Session: Evaluation and surveillance of heart health programmes
      • What the MONICA Project Has Found: Results of the Preliminary Analysis (H. Tunstall-Pedoe)
46. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention IV, London, UK 29 September - 2 October 1998
    • Session 1: The problem
      • Cardiovascular disease in Europe (S.Sans)
        • Abstract: Cardiovascular diseases in Europe: latest from MONICA (S. Sans, K. Kuulasmaa, H.Tunstall-Pedoe for the WHO MONICA Project)
47. 2nd European Conference on Tobacco or Health, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 23 - 27 February 1999
    • Presentation
      • Trends in cigarette smoking behavior among adults in 36 populations form the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s (A. Evans)
48. 8th European stroke conference, Venice, 7 - 10 April 1999
    • Abstract:
      • Are changes in stroke mortality due to changes in stroke attack rate or case fatality? (B. Stegmayr, C. Sarti, J. Tuomilehto, H. Tolonen and K. Kuulasmaa).
49. XVII Interamerican Congress of Cardiology, Buenos Aires, Argentina 22 - 25 August 1999
    • Presentation
      • Trends in incidence and case fatality of acute myocardial infarction: the MONICA Study (S. Sans)
50. XXIst Congress of the European Society of  Cardiology, Barcelona, Spain 28 August - 1 September 1999
    • Symposium: Population trends in coronary heart disease: how do they relate to trends in therapies and to trends in classical risk factors? Ten-year results from the World Health Organization MONICA Project
      • The organization and the management of the World Health Organization MONICA Project (I.Martin)
      • Trends in coronary event rates, survival and coronary care (H. Tunstall-Pedoe)
      • How do coronary heart disease survival/mortality trends relate to changing treatments? (U. Keil)
      • Smoking, blood pressure, cholesterol and body mass index (A. Evans)
      • How do coronary disease trends relate to changes in risk factors? (K. Kuulasmaa. J. Tuomilehto)
51. The XV International Scientific Meeting of the International Epidemiological Association. Epidemiology of Sustainable Health. Florence, Italy 31 August - 4 September 1999
    • Symposium: Reasons of temporal trends of coronary mortality in the world
      • Ten-year coronary heart disease trends in 37 WHO MONICA Project populations (H. Tunstall-Pedoe)
      • Coronary risk factor trends in the WHO MONICA Project (A. Evans)
      • Association between trends in coronary event attack rates and risk factors in the WHO MONICA Project (K. Kuulasmaa)
      • Stroke event trends in the WHO MONICA Project (K. Asplund)
    • Symposium: Contribution of acute cares on temporal trends of coronary events
      • Coronary heart disease case-fatality and acute coronary care trends in the WHO MONICA Project (M. Hobbs)
52. Satellite meeting of the XV International Scientific Meeting of the International Epidemiological Association. World-wide endeavour for epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Rome, Italy, 6-7 September 1999.
    • Abstract:
      • Are changes in stroke mortality due to changes in stroke attack rate or case fatality? (B. Stegmayr, C. Sarti, J. Tuomilehto, H. Tolonen and K. Kuulasmaa)
53. Global Issues and Perspectives in Monitoring Behaviors in Populations: Surveillance of Risk Factors in Health and Illness. Atlanta, Georgia, USA 22-24 September, 1999.
    • Abstract:
      • Trends in Cigarette Smoking and Other Coronary Risk Factors Among Adults in 36 Populations (A. Evans)
54. 72nd Scientific Sessions of American Heart Association. Atlanta, Georgia, USA 7-10 November 1999.
    • Cardiovascular Seminar: International Trends in CVD Rates and Treatment: The MONICA Project. Moderators: Stephen Fortmann, Marco Ferrario
      • Introduction (I.Martin)
      • Trends in coronary event rates, survival and coronary care (H.Tunstall-Pedoe)
      • How do survival and mortality trends relate to changing treatment? (U.Keil)
      • Smoking, blood pressure, cholesterol and body mass index (A.Evans)
      • How do coronary disease trends relate to change in risk factors? (K.Kuulasmaa)
55. First International Conference on Women, Heart Disease and Stroke. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada May 7 -10, 2000.
    • Abstract:
      • Prevalence of hormone replacement therapy and oral contraceptives in the WHO MONICA Project (H.Tolonen)
56. Working Group on Epidemiology and Prevention of the European Society of Cardiology. Gdansk, Poland, 18-21 May 2000
    • Abstract:
      • Total cholesterol distributions and time trends in the populations of the WHO MONICA Project (Ferrario M, Yarnell J, Grafnetter D, Kuulasmaa K, Moltchanov V)
57. 9th European Stroke Conference, Vienna, Austria, May 24-27, 2000.
    • Abstract:
      • What determines long-term changes in stroke events and mortality? Ten-year trends in risk factors, event rates and case fatality in 15 populations in the WHO MONICA Project (K.Asplund, H.Tolonen, C.Sarti, M.Mähönen, B.Stegmayr, D.Vanuzzo, D.Rastenyte, J.Tuomilehto, K.Kuulasmaa)
58. XII International Symposium on Atherosclerosis. Stockholm, Sweden, 25-29 June 2000.
    • Presentation:
      • Contributions of classical risk factors to trends in coronary event rates: the WHO-MONICA Project. (S. Sans)
59. XXIIIrd Congress of the European Society of  Cardiology, Stockholm, Sweden, 1-5 September 2001.
    • Abstracts:
      • Do women with myocardial infarction receive inferior treatment: evidence from 30 WHO MONICA Project populations, 1982-95? (M.Mähönen, H.Tunstall-Pedoe)
      • Smoking patterns in 23 countries in the early 1990s: The WHO MONICA Project. (L. Murray, A. Evans, E. McCrum, K. Kuulasmaa)
60. 43rd Annual Conference of American Heart Association on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention in association with the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism, Miami, Florida, USA, 5-8 March 2003.
    • Abstract:
      • Population Effects on Individual Systolic Blood Pressure - a Multilevel Analysis of WHO MONICA Project (J. Merlo, K. Asplund, J. Lynch, L. Rastam, A. Dobson)
61. The European Society of Cardiology, Working Group on Epidemiology and Prevention, Elsinore, Denmark, 9-12 June 2004.
    • Abstract:
      • Prevalence, and clustering or association of both raised blood pressure and raised blood cholesterol in the WHO MONICA Project population surveys 1989-97 (H. Tunstall-Pedoe, R. Chen, P. Kramarz)
      • Standardization of total cholesterol measurements in population surveys - Pre-analytic sources of variation and their effect on the total cholesterol distribution and the prevalence of hypercholesterolaemia (H. Tolonen, M. Ferrario, K. Kuulasmaa)
62. European Congress of Epidemiology, Porto, Portugal, 8-11 September 2004.
    • Abstract:
      • Prevalence, awareness, and treatment of hypercholesterolaemia in 32 populations: results from the WHO MONICA Project (H. Tolonen, U. Keil, M. Ferrario, A. Evans). J Epid and Comm Health 2004; 58(Suppl 1): A57
63. The First Association for Survey Research (EASR) Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 18-22 July 2005.
    • Abstract:
      • Effect on trend estimates of the difference between survey respondents and non-respondents: results from 27 populations in the WHO MONICA Project (H. Tolonen, A. Dobson, S. Kulathinal)
64. World Congress of Epidemiology, Bangkok, Thailand, 21-25 August 2005.
    • Abstract:
      • Use of hormone replacement therapy and the profile of CVD risk factors between hormone replacement therapy users and non-users: results from 29 populations of the WHO MONICA Project (H. Tolonen, V. Lundberg, T. Messner, A. Molarius, J. Merlo)
65. ESC Congress 2005, Stockholm, Sweden, 3-7 September 2005.
    • Abstracts:
      • Delayed rise with age in blood pressure and total cholesterol in women – a contributor to delayed onset of coronary heart disease? (H Tunstall-Pedoe, R Chen, M Woodward, P Kramarz, E Mozaffari).
      •  Sex difference in proportion of fatal coronary events outside hospitals (IR Bata, RD Gregor, K Kuulasmaa, H Wolf)