Cold periods and coronary events: method appendix

Annex. Sites and key personnel of contributing MONICA Centres

Australia

University of Newcastle, Newcastle: A Dobson1, H Alexander, R Heller, P Colley

Belgium

Ghent State University, Ghent: G De Backer1, F van Onsem, S De Henauw, D De Bacquer

Free University of Brussels, Brussels: M Kornitzer1, L Berghmans, M Lannoy, R Desqueve, L Bara, I Beriot, M Candeur, P de Smet

Canada

Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia: RD Gregor1, HK Wolf1, BR Mackenzie, PM Rautaharju, IR Bata

China

Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing: Wu Zhaosu1, Wu Yingkai2, Yao Chonghua, Zhao Dong

Czech Republic

Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague: Z Škodova1, Z Píša, Z Hejl, P Vojtišek, K Emrová, Z Cicha, L Berka, M Hoke, J Pikhartová, K Hrdlicková, E Wiesner

Finland

National Public Health Institute, Helsinki; University of Kuopio, Department of Medicine and Department of Community Health and General Practice; Health Office, City of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Department of Medicine; North Karelia Central Hospital, Department of Medicine; Loimaa District Hospital, Department of Medicine: J Tuomilehto1, P Puska2, M Arstila, P Immonen-Räihä, E Kaarsalo, M Ketonen, S Lehto, H Miettinen, H Mustaniemi, M Niemelä, P Palomäki, K Pyörälä, M Romo, V Salomaa, J Torppa, T Vuorenmaa

France

National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM U258), Paris: P Ducimetiere3, JL Richard4, A Bingham, T Lang

National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM U518), Toulouse: J. Ferrieres1, JB Ruidavets, P Marqués-Vidal, JP Cambou2, P Rodier, C Saulet

Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Strasbourg: D Arveiler1, P Schaffer1, A Facello, E Marine Barjoan, E Uettwiller, D Jacques, C Veron, V Meyer, M Velten, B Haas, N Lamamy, A Wagner, F Pierau, V Goetz

Germany

Bremen Institute for Prevention Research and Social Medicine, Bremen: E Greiser1, B Herman5, G Stüdemann

GSF-Institute for Epidemiology, Munich and Institute for Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Münster: U Keil1, H Löwel, M Lewis, A Hörmann, J Gostomzyk, HD Bolte

Centre for Epidemiology and Health Research, Berlin: W Barth1, L Heinemann1, E Classen, D Quietzsch, S Brasche, S Böthig, G Voigt

Iceland

Heart Preventive Clinic, Reykjavik: N Sigfusson1, II Gudmundsdottir, I Stefansdottir, Th Thorsteinsson, H Sigvaldason

Italy

National Institute of Health, Rome: A Menotti3, S Giampaoli, A Verdecchia

Institute of Cardiology, Regional Hospital, Udine: D Vanuzzo1, GA Feruglio2,  L Pilotto, G Zanata, M Scarpa, GB Cignacco, R Marini, M Spanghero, G Zilio

Research Centre on Chronic Degenerative Diseases, University of Milan at Monza: GC Cesana1, M Ferrario1, MT Gussoni, G De Vito, R Sega, F Valagussa, F Achilli

Lithuania

Kaunas Medical University, Institute of Cardiology: J Bluzhas1, V Grinius, R Grazuleviciene, Z Petrokiene, D Rasteniene, D Rastenyte, R Radisauskas, D Sidlauskiene

Russian Federation

National Research Centre for Preventive Medicine, Moscow: G Zhukovsky1, T Varlamova2, R Oganov, V Naumova, N Popova

Spain

Institute of Health Studies, Department of Health and Social Security, Barcelona: S Sans1, I Balaguer-Vintró2, A Puigdefàbregas, G Paluzie

Sweden

Östra Hospital Preventive Cardiology Unit, Göteborg: L Wilhelmsen1, S Johansson, M Falkman, G Lappas

Department of Internal Medicine, Kalix Lasarett, Kalix: T Messner1, F Huhtasaari2, V Lundberg, E Jägare-Westerberg, B Wikström, S Boström

Umeå University Hospital, Department of Medicine: B Stegmayr1, K Asplund2, PO Wester2, Åsa Johansson, Salmir Nasic

Switzerland

University Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Lausanne: F Gutzwiller1(Zürich), M Rickenbach, V Wietlisbach, F Barazzoni, F Paccaud

United Kingdom

The Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland: AE Evans1, ZM Mathewson, EE McCrum,  A Hall, T Falconer, EL McIlmoyle

USA

Stanford Centre for Research in Disease Prevention, Stanford University, California: SP Fortmann1, A Varady

MONICA Management Centre - World Health Organization, Geneva: S Mendis7, I Martin8, I Gyarfas8, Z Pisa8, SRA Dodu8, S Böthig8, MJ Watson, M Hill, A Price

MONICA Data Centre - National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland: K Kuulasmaa7, J Tuomilehto8, M Mähönen, Z Cepaitis, H Tolonen, E Ruokokoski, A-M Rajakangas

MONICA Quality Control Centre for ECG Coding - Hungarian Institute of Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary: P Ofner7, A Madai8

MONICA Quality Control Centre for Event Registration - University of Dundee, Scotland: H Tunstall-Pedoe7, K Barrett, C Brown

MONICA Steering Committee: J Tuomilehto (Chair), H Wolf (Publications Coordinator),  A Dobson, S Sans, H Tunstall-Pedoe, S Mendis (WHO, Geneva), K Kuulasmaa (KTL, Helsinki, Finland);
Previous Steering Committee Members: P Amouyel, K Asplund, R Beaglehole, A Evans, M Ferrario, SP Fortmann, F Gutzwiller, M Hobbs, U Keil, A Menotti, A Pajak, P Puska, SL Rywik, and former Chiefs of CVD/HQ, Geneva (listed above), A Shatchkute (WHO, Copenhagen), V Zaitsev (WHO, Copenhagen);
Former Consultants: FH Epstein (Zürich, Switzerland), M Feinleib (Bethesda, USA), MJ Karvonen (Helsinki, Finland), Z Pisa (Prague, Czech Republic), RJ Prineas (Minneapolis, USA), OD Williams (Birmingham, Alabama, USA)

1 Principal Investigator
2 Former Principal Investigator
3 Country Co-ordinator
4 Former Country Co-odinator
5 Co-Principal Investigator
6 Former Co-Principal Investigator
7 Responsible Officer
8 Former Responsible Officer