In 1948, the National Heart Institute and Boston University began an ambitious project to follow over time a large number of persons who had not yet developed cardiovascular disease to study the characteristics of the disease and determine the risk factors. This project is commonly known today as the ____.

A. National Heart Institute Program
B. Framingham Heart Study
C. Boston Cardiovascular Project
D. Harvard Heart Study


Answer: B

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