Challenges and opportunities in establishing a collaborative multisite observational study of chronic diseases and lifestyle factors among adults in Puerto Rico

• Main Authors: Josiemer Mattei (Author), José F. Rodríguez-Orengo (Author), Martha Tamez (Author), Francheska Corujo (Author), Aida Claudio (Author), Héctor Villanueva (Author), Hannia Campos (Author), Walter C. Willett (Author), Katherine L. Tucker (Author), Carlos F. Ríos-Bedoya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Prevalence of chronic diseases and unhealthy lifestyle behaviors among the adult population of Puerto Rico (PR) is high; however, few epidemiological studies have been conducted to address these. We aimed to document the methods and operation of establishing a multisite cross-sec...