The national Register is a surveillance system for fatal and fatal coronary and cerebrovascular events which includes the population aged 35-74 years. The register covers eight representative areas of the country (Brianza, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Modena, Florence, Rome, Naples, Caltanissetta) and is coordinated by the National Institute of Health (ISS).
Responsible |
Prof. Giancarlo Cesana1 e-mail: giancarlo.cesana@unimib.it Phone: 0039 039 2333097/8 |
Working group |
Prof. Marco Ferrario2, Carla Fornari1, Fabiana Madotto1, Juva Gilardi1, Michele Augusto Riva1 |
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1 Centro di Studio e Ricerca sulla Patologia Cronico-Degenerativa negli ambienti di Lavoro. Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Monza (MI) 2 Università degli studi dell’Insubria. Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche, Varese |
Area covered by the register |
Brianza (Lombardy) |
Population under surveillance (2003-2004) |
493,194 (241,654 men / 251,540 women) |
Years of registration |
1985-94 (MONICA WHO); 1997-98; 2003-04 |
Collaborations |
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Financing bodies |
National Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CCM) of the Ministry for Labour, Health and Social Policies; National Institute of Health (ISS) |
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