Do trends in population levels of blood pressure and other cardiovascular risk factors explain trends in stroke event rates? - methodological appendix

Annex. Sites and key personnel of contributing MONICA Centres

China

Beijing Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Research Institute, Beijing: Wu Zhaosu1, Wu Yingkai2

Denmark

Centre of Preventive Medicine (The Glostrup Population Studies) Copenhagen University: M Schroll1,  H Kirkby, S Henriksen, D Jeppesen, G Vincents, P Thorvaldsen

Finland

National Public Health Institute, Helsinki: J Tuomilehto1, P Puska2, P Immonen-Räihä, E Kaarsalo, EV Narva, K Salmi, V Salomaa, C Sarti, J Sivenius, J Torppa

Italy

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

Lithuania

Kaunas Medical Academy, Institute of Cardiology: J Bluzhas1, D Rastenyte

Poland

National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Prevention: S Rywik1, M Polakowska, G Broda5, B Jasinski, A Pytlak, H Wagrowska

Russian Federation

National Research Centre for Preventive Medicine, Moscow: T Varlamova1

Institute of Internal Medicine, Novosibirsk: Yu P Nikitin1, V Feigin, S Malyutina, T Vinogradova, A Tarasov

Sweden

The Cardiovascular Institute, Göteborg University, Göteborg: L Wilhelmsen1, P Harmsen, K Romanus, G Lappas

Department of Internal Medicine, Kalix Lasarett, Kalix: V Lundberg

Department of Medicine, Kiruna Hospotal, Kiruna: T Messner1

Umeå University Hospital, Department of Medicine: K Asplund1, B Stegmayr, M Peltonen, G Rönnberg

Yugoslavia

Novi Sad Health Centre: M Planojevic 1, Z.Solak, M Zikic

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, E Ruokokoski, H Tolonen, A-M Rajakangas, M Mähönen, J Torppa

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

MONICA Stroke Advisory Group: K Asplund, R Bonita, D Eisenblätter, S Hatano, M Schroll, PO Wester, Wu Zhaosu, H Tunstall-Pedoe, J Tuomilehto.

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


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