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The Mobile Exam Unit or MEU, a high-tech research clinic on wheels, is a key part of the NHLBI's Risk Underlying Rural Areas Longitudinal (RURAL) Cohort Study. This long-term research project aims to uncover the roots of health disparities in the rural south, where adults have some of the highest rates of heart disease in the country. The MEU brings the region health technologies that enable researchers to get the information they need. February is American Heart Month.
Rural Study Team / NHLBI