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MRC Unit (South Wales) Studies

Name of Study Dates 
Respiratory surveys (Rhondda, Leigh Lancashire, Annandale, Vale of Glamorgan, Staveley) including first ECG surveys. 1954- 1958
Blood Pressure surveys (Rhondda and Vale of Glamorgan) 1954-1956
Glaucoma surveys 1963-1965
Studies of industrial workers (Flax workers, asbestos workers, steel workers, slate workers) ~1964-
Studies of iron deficiency anaemia (observational studies and intervention studies) 1964- 1969
Environmental lead studies 1968-
Aspirin studies 1968-
Studies of migraine ~1970
Nutrition of the elderly 1970-
Magnesium and cardiovascular disease 1970-
Barry-Caerphilly child growth study 1972-1979
Asthma studies 1973-
School milk supplementation study 1976-1978
Caerphilly cohort study 1979-
Diet and reinfarction trial (DART) 1983-1989