This is not about the Republican '08 Presidential candidates, but about another homogenous racial group, the good people of Norway.
I recently received the Spring 2007 issue of "News of Norway", a zine put out by the Norwegian embassy. There's an article on Norwegian and US collaboration on cancer research.
Inger Thune is quoted commenting on the advantages of doing medical research in Norway. She is an oncologist in Oslo and heads a Norwegian breast cancer research project.
"Norway is a very good place to conduct research on large groups of the population, because we have a very homogenous population and a tradition of getting everyone egnaged in these studies. A good example is the large 'Troms/o study,' where almost 40,000 of the inhabitants of Troms/o were asked to enroll in a health survey that now has been going on for 33 years. Of the people invited, more than 80% decided to attend and most of those who joined in 1974 are still participating. Something like that would be difficult in the U.S."
Yeah, I guess this country is too diverse and we tend to move around a lot.
OTOH, consider the Johns Hopkins Precursors Study, the oldest longitudinal health survey in the U.S. It's been following the JHU Med school classes of '48 through '64. The sample size is 1337 and comprised of mostly white men.
Since this is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, I propose that APA's be surveyed about health issues. It should involve thousands of people and continue for many years.
Posted by raacluse at May 23, 2007 07:05 PM