Risk functions for prediction of cardiovascular disease in elderly Australians: the Dubbo Study
- 3 February 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 178 (3) , 113-116
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05100.x
Abstract
Objectives: To evaluate a Framingham risk function for coronary heart disease in an elderly Australian cohort and to derive a risk function for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in elderly Australians. De...Keywords
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- AstraZeneca
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