Editing Framingham Heart Study (section)

==Study design==
The Framingham Heart Study participants, and their children and grandchildren, voluntarily consented to undergo a detailed [[medical history]], [[physical examination]], and [[medical tests]] every three to five years,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/BUSM-About.html |title=About the Boston University School of Medicine |access-date=2010-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414101335/http://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/BUSM-About.html |archive-date=2010-04-14 }}</ref> creating a wealth of data about physical and mental health, especially about cardiovascular disease. A nonprofit charity, called Friends of the Framingham Heart Study, was founded to help defray study costs and spread awareness of heart issues. Membership is limited to participants.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}