The CD-ROMs for MONICA Monograph and Multimedia Sourcebook are largely based on Part A: the Basic Analysis Data Set and Relevant Documentation and Part E: MONICA Memos, the Protocol, Early Versions of Manuals and Minutes of Meetings of The MONICA Archive1. These were compiled and the data archive formats were prepared by Zygimantas Cepaitis, Kari Kuulasmaa, Bijoy Joseph and Tuula Virman-Ojanen, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland. O.Dale Williams, University Alabama, Alabama, USA, helped in the initial stages of the planning of the Project's archiving. The work was supervised by the MONICA Steering Committee. The slide presentations of the graphics from the MONICA Monograph and Multimedia Sourcebook with spoken commentaries were prepared by Hugh Tunstall-Pedoe, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK, and Hanna Tolonen, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland. The slide presentation "Things to remember when analysing the collaborative MONICA data" was prepared by Hanna Tolonen.
The MONICA Centres were funded predominantly by regional and national governments, research councils, and research charities. The World Health Organization (WHO) was responsible for coordination. It was assisted in the organization of congresses and workshops by local staff and fund raising efforts. WHO also supported the MONICA Data Centre (MDC) in Helsinki. In addition, generous long-term support for the MDC was provided by the National Public Health Institute of Finland (KTL), as well as through repeated contributions made to WHO by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. These supported the MDC and the Quality Control Centre for Event Registration in Dundee. The completion of the MONICA Project was made possible by a generous Concerted Action Grant from the European Commission under its BIOMED programme: BMH4-96-1693: MONICA:Multinational MONItoring of trends and determinants in CArdiovascular disease. Subsequently, archiving of MONICA data and substantial funding for the production of this Monograph were provided by a Shared Cost Grant from the BIOMED 2 Third Call from the European Commission, Contract BMH4-CT98-3183: the MORGAM Project: MONica Risk, Genetics, Archiving and Monograph. Recurrent grants to support data analysis and the preparation of publications were also gratefully received from ASTRA Hässle AB, Sweden, Hoechst AG, Germany, Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Switzerland, the Institut de Recherches Internationales Servier (IRIS), France, and Merck & Co. Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA. Preparation of this Monograph was supported by all these grants. Final production costs were financed by the BIOMED 2 grant from the European Commission, by the World Health Organization, and by specific grants from the British Heart Foundation (funding production costs of the Monograph CD-ROMs) the Swedish Heart and Chest Foundation, AstraZeneca, the Becel Institute from Unilever, Boehringer-Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck and Co. Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA and Pfizer Inc.
The MONICA Monograph and Multimedia Sourcebook and the accompanying CD-ROMs were planned, written and produced within the MONICA Collaboration without any personal payments.
The following is a list of the sites of the MONICA Centres and the personnel involved in the planning and conduct of the study and the production of data. (This listing may differ slightly from that found in the different sections of the printed part of the MONICA Monograph and Multimedia Sourcebook, having been compiled from and approved by the investigators at different times).
Australia
University of Western Australia, Nedlands: M S T Hobbs (principal investigator), K Jamrozik (coprincipal investigator), R W Parsons, C Spencer, P L Thompson, BK Armstrong;
University of Newcastle, Newcastle: A Dobson (principal investigator), P McElduff (coprincipal investigator), S Leeder (former principal investigator), H Alexander, R Heller, R Gibberd, P Steele, P Colley.
Belgium
Ghent State University, Ghent: G De Backer (principal investigator), F van Onsem, S De Henauw, D De Bacquer, P Vannoote, P Heyerick, A Derese, C Van Der Stichelen, I De Craene, MR Van Der Haegen, M De Maeyer, M Bellemans;
Free University of Brussels, Brussels: M Kornitzer (principal investigator), L Berghmans, M Lannoy, R Desqueve, L Bara, I Beriot, M Candeur, P de Smet, H Darquennes, F Kittel, R Lagasse;
Interuniversity Association for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases, Brussels: M Jeanjean (principal investigator), C Brohet, C Maudoigt, S Degre, F Bertrand, HE Kulbertus, F Lavenne, D Jansens, F Lefebvre, D Beck, G Wunsch, M van Houte, B Rime, G Rorive, R Hannot, A Adrienne, A Luyckx.
Canada
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia: R D Gregor (principal investigator), H K Wolf (principal investigator), B R Mackenzie, P M Rautaharju, I R Bata, B Brownell, K Webber.
China
Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing: Wu Zhaosu (principal investigator), Wu Yinkai (former principal investigator), Yao Chonghua, Zhao Dong, Hong Zhaoguang, Zhang Ruisong.
Czech Republic
Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague: Z Škodová (principal investigator), Z Píša, Z Hejl, P Vojtíšek, K Emrová, Z Cícha, L Berka, M Hoke, J Pikhartová, K Hrdlicková, E Wiesner, R Poledne, D Grafnetter.
Denmark
Centre of Preventive Medicine (The Glostrup Population Studies) Copenhagen University: M Schroll (principal investigator), M Kirchhoff, B Hansen, A Sjoel, S Quitsau Lund, H Schnack, H Kirkby, S Henriksen, D Jeppesen, G Vincents, P Thorvaldsen, KK Thomsen, T Joergensen, M Madsen.
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 Tuomilehto (principal investigator), P Puska (former principal investigator), M Arstila, C Ehnholm, P Immonen-Räihä, P Jousilahti, E Kaarsalo, M Ketonen, H Korhonen, S Lehto, H Miettinen, H Mustaniemi, EV Narva, M Niemelä, A Nissinen, P Palomäki, K Pyörälä, M Romo, K Salmi, V Salomaa, C Sarti, J Sivenius, J Sundvall, J Torppa, E Vartiainen, T Vuorenmaa.
France
National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM U258) Paris: P Ducimetiere (country coordinator), J L Richard (former country coordinator), A Bingham, T Lang;
National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM U518), Toulouse: J Ferrieres (principal investigator), J B Ruidavets, P Marqués-Vidal, J P Cambou (former principal investigator), P Rodier, C Saulet, MP Branchu, V Delmas;
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Strasbourg: D Arveiler (principal investigator), P Schaffer (principal investigator), A Facello, E Marine Barjoan, E Uettwiller, D Jacques, C Veron, V Meyer, M Velten, B Haas, N Lamamy, A Wagner, V Sartori, F Pierau, V Goetz, M Fender, I Escudero, V Baas;
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, (INSERM U508), Pasteur Institute, Lille: P Amouyel (principal investigator), M Montaye-Faivre (principal investigator), J-L Salomez (former principal investigator), M-C Nuttens (former principal investigator), D Cottel, N Marecaux, S Beauchant, C Graux, B Lemaire, C Steclebout, B Koslowski, I Fatout, B Tillard, T Koslowski, S Danet, M Tomczak.
Germany
Bremen Institute for Prevention Research and Social Medicine, Bremen: E Greiser (principal investigator), B Herman (coprincipal investigator), G Stüdemann;
Department of Clinical and Social Medicine of the University Medical Clinic, Heidelberg: E Nüssel (principal investigator), E Ostör-Lamm (coprincipal investigator), R Scheidt, W Morgenstern, M Stadler, M Ganowa, W Scheuermann;
GSF-Institute for Epidemiology, Munich and Institute for Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Münster: U Keil (principal investigator), H Löwel, J Stieber, HW Hense, A Döring, B Filipiak, U Härtel, M Lewis, A Hörmann, J Gostomzyk, HD Bolte;
Centre for Epidemiology and Health Research, Berlin: W Barth (principal investigator), L Heinemann (principal investigator), A Assmann, S Böthig, D Eisenblätter, E Classen, D Quietzsch, S Brasche, S Böthig, G Voigt.
Hungary
National Institute of Cardiology, Budapest: J Duba (principal investigator), I Gyarfas (former principal investigator); Medical University of Pecs, Institute of Public Health, Pécs: I Ember, J Tényi, I Szilard.
Iceland
Heart Preventive Clinic, Reykjavik: U Agnarsson (principal investigator), N Sigfusson (former principal investigator), II Gudmundsdottir, I Stefansdottir, Th Thorsteinsson, H Sigvaldason.
Israel
Tel Aviv University, Holon: D Brunner (principal investigator), J Waysbort, E Yaar, I Klinger, S Kreitler, N Levin-Epstein, S Susser.
Italy
National Institute of Health, Rome: S Giampaoli (country coordinator), A Menotti (former country coordinator), A Verdecchia;
Centre for Cardiovascular Prevention, ASS4 "Medio Friuli", Udine (former Institute of Cardiology, Regional Hospital, Udine): D Vanuzzo (principal investigator), G A Feruglio (former principal investigator), L Pilotto (coprincipal investigator), G B Cignacco, G Zanata, M Scarpa, R Marini, M Spanghero, M Palmieri, G Zilio;
Research Centre for Chronic Degenerative Diseases, University of Milan at Monza: G C Cesana (principal investigator), M Ferrario (principal investigator), M T Gussoni, G De Vito, R Sega, F Valagussa, F Achilli, C Bravi, R Zanettini, O Agostoni, P Mocarelli.
Lithuania
Kaunas Medical University, Institute of Cardiology: J Bluzhas (principal investigator), S Domarkiene, R Grazuleviciene, V Grinius, R Grybauskiene, A Janusauskas, K Jureniene, L Margeviciene, Z Petrokiene, D Rasteniene, D Rastenyte, R Radisauskas, R Reklaitiene, D Sidlauskiene, A Tamosiunas, E Varanauskiene.
Malta
Department of Health, Valetta: Chief Government Medical Officer (principal investigator), J Cacciottolo (former principal investigator), J Mamo, J Ellul, H Agius Muscat, A Amato Gauci, M Bellizi, A Vassallo.
New Zealand
University of Auckland: R Beaglehole (principal investigator), R T Jackson, A W Stewart, W Bingley.
Poland
Institute of Public Health, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, Kraków: A Pajak (principal investigator), J Sznajd (former principal investigator), E Kawalec, R Topor-Madry, E Baczynska, A Celinski, H Czarnecka, A Hebda, B Idzior-Walus, E Kozek, M Magdon, M Malczewska-Malec, M Malecki, A Markiewicz, P Misiowiec, R Mizera, R Morawski, W Rostworowski, I Trznadel-Morawska, U Zeman, A Zarnecki;
National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Prevention: S Rywik (principal investigator), G Broda (coprincipal investigator), M Polakowska, A Pytlak, H Wagrowska, B Jasinski, P Kurjata, W Kupsc.
Romania
Medical Institute, Fundeni Hospital, Bucharest: C Carp (principal investigator), I Orha (principal investigator), E Apetrei, C Ginghina, I Coman, C Dashievici, P Dumitru, I Zatreanu, A Dumitrescu, T Ionescu, I Stoian, I Cinca.
Russian Federation
State Research Centre for Preventive Medicine, Moscow: G Zhukovsky (principal investigator), T Varlamova (former principal investigator), R Oganov, V Naumova, M Ossokina, N Serdyuchenko, N Popova, E Bolshakova, A Britov, V Konstantinov, T Timofeeva, A Alexandri, O Konstantinova;
Institute of Internal Medicine, Novosibirsk: Yu P Nikitin (principal investigator), S Malyutina, N Serova, V Gafarov, G Simonova, V Feigin.
Spain
Institute of Health Studies, Department of Health and Social Security, Barcelona: S Sans (principal investigator), I Balaguer-Vintró (former principal investigator), L Balañà, A Puigdefàbregas, G Paluzie, F González-Sastre, T Puig.
Sweden
Göteborg University, The Cardiovascular Institute, Section of Preventive Cardiology, Göteborg: L Wilhelmsen (principal investigator), S Johansson, M Falkman, P Harmsen, K Romanus, A Rosengren, G Lappas;
Department of Internal Medicine, Kalix Lasarett, Kalix: T Messner (principal investigator), F Huhtasaari (former principal investigator), V Lundberg, E Jägare-Westerberg, B Wikström, S Boström;
Umeå University Hospital, Department of Medicine: K Asplund (principal investigator), P O Wester (former principal investigator), B Stegmayr, G Rönnberg, M Peltonen.
Switzerland
University Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Lausanne: F Gutzwiller (principal investigator, Zürich), M Rickenbach, V Wietlisbach, F Barazzoni, F Mainieri, B Tullen, F Paccaud;
UK
The Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland: A E Evans (principal investigator), Z M Mathewson, E E McCrum, A Hall, T Falconer, E L McIlmoyle, S Cashman, C Patterson, M Kerr, D O'Reilly, A Scott, M McConville, I McMillan;
University of Dundee, Scotland: H Tunstall-Pedoe (principal investigator), WCS Smith (former coprincipal investigator), R Tavendale, K Barrett, C Brown, M Shewry, M-K Hannah, I Crombie, M Kenicer;
Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland: C Morrison (coprincipal investigator), G Watt (former coprincipal investigator), W Leslie, J Hooper, B Fitzpatrick.
USA
Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention, Stanford University, California: S P Fortmann (principal investigator), A Varady, M Winkleby, M Hull.
Yugoslavia
Novi Sad Health Centre: M Planojevic (principal investigator), D Jakovljevic (former principal investigator), T Dapic, P Terzic, M Šolak, D Stojšic, M Zikic.
MONICA Management Centre--World Health Organization, Geneva: S Mendis (responsible officer CVD), I Martin (former responsible officer CVD), I Gyarfas (former chief CVD), Z Píša (former chief CVD), S R A Dodu (former chief CVD), S Böthig (former chief CVD), M J Watson, M Hill, A Price.
MONICA Data Centre--National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland: K Kuulasmaa (responsible officer), J Tuomilehto (former responsible officer), E Ruokokoski, A-M Rajakangas, J Torppa, M Mäkinen, T Virman-Ojanen, L Palonen, J Akkila, Z Cepaitis, A-M Koivisto, A Molarius, V Moltchanov, M Mähönen, J Pekkanen, H Tolonen.
MONICA Quality Control Centre for ECG Coding--Hungarian Institute of Cardiology, Budapest, Hungary: P Ofner (responsible officer), A Madai (former responsible officer).
MONICA Quality Control Centre for Event Registration--University of Dundee, Scotland: H Tunstall-Pedoe (responsible officer), K Barrett, C Brown.
MONICA Quality Control Centre for Health Services--University of Western Australia, Australia: M S T Hobbs (responsible officer), R W Parsons, R Broadhurst, Hahn Ngo.
MONICA Quality Control Centre for Lipid Measurements--Laboratory for Atherosclerosis Research, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine (IKEM), Prague, Czech Republic: R Poledne, D Grafnetter (responsible officers).
MONICA Stroke Advisory Group: K Asplund, R Bonita, D Eisenblätter, S Hatano, M Schroll, P O Wester, Wu Zhaosu, H Tunstall-Pedoe, J Tuomilehto.
MONICA Steering Committee: K Asplund (chair), P Amouyel (publications
coordinator), A Pajak, A Evans, H Tunstall-Pedoe (rapporteur), S Mendis (MONICA
Management Centre), K Kuulasmaa (MONICA Data Centre), A Shatchkute (WHO, Copenhagen).
Consultant: A Dobson.
Previous Steering Committee Members R Beaglehole, M Ferrario, S
P Fortmann, F Gutzwiller, M Hobbs, 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: M J Karvonen (Helsinki, Finland), R J Prineas (Minneapolis, USA), M
Feinleib (Bethesda, USA), F H Epstein (Zürich, Switzerland), Z Píša
(Prague, Czech Republic), O D Williams (Birmingham, Alabama, USA).
1 A description of The MONICA Archive is given in Part 1 of these CD-ROMs.