Cardiovascular risk models
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- DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39262.643090.47
Cardiovascular risk models
Abstract
The moral implications of models based on absolute risk need to be better understood
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Derivation and validation of QRISK, a new cardiovascular disease risk score for the United Kingdom: prospective open cohort study.BMJ. 2007 Jul 21;335(7611):136. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39261.471806.55. Epub 2007 Jul 5. BMJ. 2007. PMID: 17615182 Free PMC article.
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