A cross-validation of risk-scores for coronary heart disease mortality based on data from the Glostrup Population Studies and Framingham Heart Study

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 817-822

  Thomsen, Troels F ^a   McGee, Dan ^b   Davidsen, Michael ^a   Jørgensen, Torben ^a  

^a GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease mortality; Risk score; Validation

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDATION PROCESS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; ROC CURVE;

EUROPE;

ADULT; CORONARY DISEASE; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 0036668494     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/31.4.817     Document Type: Article

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