Quality assessment of data on awereness and treatment of high cholesterol in the WHO MONICA Project

Annex. Sites and key personnel of contributing MONICA Centres

Australia

University of Western Australia, Nedlands: MST Hobbs1, K Jamrozik 5,  PL Thompson, BK Armstrong

University of Newcastle, Newcastle: A Dobson1, S Leeder2, H Alexander, R Heller

Belgium

Ghent State University, Ghent: G De Backer1, I De Craene, F van Onsem, L van Parys, S De Henauw, D De Bacquer

Free University of Brussels, Brussels: M Kornitzer1, L Berghmans, L Bara, P de Smet

Canada

Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia: HK Wolf1, RD Gregor5, B Brownell, P Rykers, BR Mackenzie, K Webber

China

Beijing Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Research Institute, Beijing: Wu Zhaosu1, Wu Yingkai2, Yao Chonghua, Zhang Ruisong

Czech Republic

Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague: Z Škodová1, Z Píša,  L Berka, Z Cícha, J Cerovská, R Emrová, M Hoke, M Hronkova, J Pikhartová, R Poledne, P Vojtíšek, J Vorlicek, E Wiesner

Denmark

Centre of Preventive Medicine (The Glostrup Population Studies) Copenhagen University: M Schroll1, M Kirchhoff, A Sjřl, KK Thomsen

Finland

National Public Health Institute, Helsinki: J Tuomilehto1, P Puska2, E Vartiainen, H Korhonen, P Jousilahti

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, Toulouse: J. Ferrieres1, JP Cambou2, JB Ruidavets, MP Branchu, V Delmas,  P Rodier

Department of Epidemiology and Public Health - Faculty of Medicine, Strasbourg: D Arveiler1, P Schaffer1, D Giesi, V Goetz, M Houset, N Lamamy,   F Pierau, V Sartori, M Savouret, D Scheer, A Wagner

Departement of Epidemiology and Public Health, INSERM U508, Pasteur Institute, Lille: P Amouyel1, D Cottel, N Marécaux, J Dallongeville, M Montaye1, C Steclebout

Germany

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

Department of Clinical and Social Medicine of the University Medical Clinic, Heidelberg: E Nüssel1, E Ostör-Lamm5, R Scheidt, W Morgenstern, M Stadler, M Ganowa

GSF-Institute for Epidemiology, Munich and Institute for Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Münster: U Keil1, J Stieber, A Döring, B Filipiak, U Härtel, HW Hense

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

Hungary

National Institute of Cardiology, Budapest: J Duba1, I Gyarfas2

Medical University of Pecs, Institute of Public Health, Pécs: I Ember, J Tényi, I Szilard

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

S. M. Goretti Hospital, Latina: G. Righetti1, B De Pasquale, P Di Raimo, E Forte, A Majetta

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

Research Centre on Chronic Degenerative Diseases of the University of Milan: GC Cesana1, M Ferrario1, R Sega, P Mocarelli, G De Vito, F Valagussa

Lithuania

Kaunas Medical Academy, Institute of Cardiology: J Bluzhas1, S Domarkiene, A Tamosiunas, R Reklaitiene

New Zealand

University of Auckland: R Beaglehole1, RT Jackson, R Bonita, AW Stewart, D Mahon, W Bingley

Poland

Institute of Public Health, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, Kraków: A Pajak1, J Sznajd 2, E Kawalec, R Topor-Modry

National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Prevention: S Rywik1, G Broda5, M Polakowska, Pawel Kurjata, E Chotkowska, A Pytlak

Russian Federation

National Research Centre for Preventive Medicine, Moscow: T Varlamova1, A Britov, V Konstantinov, T Timofeeva, A Alexandri, O Konstantinova

Institute of Internal Medicine, Novosibirsk: Yu P Nikitin1, S Malyutina, V Gafarov, V Feigin

Spain

Institute of Health Studies, Department of Health and Social Security, Barcelona: S Sans1,   I Balaguer-Vintró2, L Balanŕ, C Yague, P Fabre, G Paluzie

Sweden

Ostra Hospital Preventive Cardiology Unit, Göteborg: L Wilhelmsen1, P Harmsen, A Rosengren, G Lappas

Department of Internal Medicine, Kalix Lasarett, Kalix: F Huhtasaari2, V Lundberg, E Westerberg

Umeĺ University Hospital, Department of Medicine: K Asplund1, PO Wester2, B Stegmayr

Switzerland

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

United Kingdom

The Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland: AE Evans1, EE McCrum,  S Cashman, C Patterson, M Kerr, D O'Reilly, A Scott, M McConville

University of Dundee, Scotland: H Tunstall-Pedoe1, WCS Smith6, R Tavendale,  I Crombie, C Brown, M Shewry, M-K Hannah

Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland: C Morrison5

USA

Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention, Stanford, California: SP Fortmann1, A Varady, M Hull

Yugoslavia

Novi Sad Health Centre: M Planojevic 1, D Jakovljevic 2, A Svircevic, M Mirilov, T Strasser

MONICA Management Centre - World Health Organization, Geneva: I Martin7, I Gyarfas8, Z Pisa8, SRA Dodu8, S Böthig8, MJ Watson, M Hill

MONICA Data Centre - National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland: K Kuulasmaa7, J Tuomilehto8, A Molarius, E Ruokokoski, V Moltchanov, H Tolonen

MONICA Steering Committee: M Hobbs (Chair), M Ferrario (Publications Co-ordinator), K Asplund, A Evans, H Tunstall-Pedoe (Rapporteur), I Martin (MMC) K Kuulasmaa (MDC), A Shatchkute, (WHO, Copenhagen). Consultant: A Dobson
Previous Steering Committee Members: R Beaglehole , SP Fortmann, F Gutzwiller, U Keil, A Menotti, P Puska, SL Rywik, S Sans, and former Chiefs of CVD/HQ, Geneva (listed above), V Zaitsev (WHO, Copenhagen) J Tuomilehto.
Former Consultants: MJ Karvonen (Helsinki, Finland), RJ Prineas (Minneapolis, USA), M Feinleib (Bethesda, USA), FH Epstein (Zürich, Switzerland), Z Pisa (Prague, Czech Republic), 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