Quality Assessment of Data on Waist and Hip Circumferences in the WHO MONICA Project

Annex. Sites and key personnel of contributing MONICA Centres

Australia

University of Western Australia, Nedlands: MST Hobbs¹, K Jamrozik⁵,  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

Interuniversity Association for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases, Brussels: M Jeanjean¹, C Brohet, HE Kulbertus, S Degre, F Lavenne, D Jansens, F Lefebvre, D Beck, G Wunsch, F Bertrand, M van Houte, B Rime, G Rorive, R Hannot, A Adrienne, A Luyckx

Canada

Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia: HK Wolf¹, RD Gregor⁵, IR Bata, TD Higdon, S Tufts

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 Sjol, S Quitsau Lund

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, M Houset, M Savouret, D Scheer, N Lamamy, A Wagner, F Pierau, V Sartori, V Goetz

Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, INSERM U508, Pasteur Institute, Lille: P Amouyel¹, D Cottel, MC Nuttens², N Marecaux, J Dallongeville, J-L Salomez², M Montaye¹, C Steclebout

Germany

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

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, 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, T Pazucha,  R Topor-Madry

National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Prevention: S Rywik¹, G Broda⁵, M Polakowska, P Kurjata

Russian Federation

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

Spain

Institute of Health Studies, Department of Health and Social Security, Barcelona: S Sans¹,  I Balaguer-Vintró², Ll Balanà, G Paluzie, T Puig

Sweden

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

Department of Internal Medicine, Kalix Lasarett, Kalix: F Huhtasaari¹, V Lundberg, E Jägare-Westerberg

Umeå University Hospital, Department of Medicine: K Asplund¹, PO Wester², B Stegmayr, M Peltonen

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,  T Falconer, S Cashman, C Patterson, M Kerr, D O'Reilly, A Scott, M McConville, I McMillan

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

Yugoslavia

Novi Sad Health Centre: M Planojevic¹, B Novakovic, Z Solak

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