Commentary: The prediction of coronary heart disease risk in individuals-An imprecise science

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 822-824

  Brindle, Peter ^a   May, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; EUROPE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NOTE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; VALIDATION PROCESS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTOR; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036668495     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/31.4.822     Document Type: Note

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