Predictive efficacy of Framingham's risk score in Indian scenario - A retrospective case-control study

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2004, Pages

  Guha, S ^a   Basu, A K ^b   Pal, S K ^b   Chatterjee, N ^b   Guha, Sharmila ^b   Deb, P K ^c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Department of Cardiology ^*  (India)

^c ESI HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Coronary artery disease; Diabetes; Framingham's risk score

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

AGE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX; SMOKING AND SMOKING RELATED PHENOMENA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 12144284220     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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