World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Heart Federation (WHF) Pathobiological Determinants of Atherosclerosis in Youth Study (WHO/WHF PBDAY Study) 1986-1996. An overview and general considerations.

This paper is an overview of the PBDAY Study--a ten-year multinational collaborative study. It provides condensed information on the background, objectives and methods of the study, as well as a summary of its most significant results and recommendations for further morphometric and special studies.