Predicting coronary risk in the general population – is it necessary to measure high-density lipoprotein cholesterol?

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 137-141

  Wilson, Sarah ^a   Johnston, Atholl ^a   Robson, John ^a   Poulter, Neil R ^b   Collier, David J ^a   Feder, Gene S ^a   Caulfield, Mark J ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cholesterol; epidemiology; mass screening; primary prevention; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; PREDICTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ADULT; AGED; CALCULATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; SMOKING; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037396684     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/174182670301000209     Document Type: Article

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