Cardiovascular risk calculators: Understanding differences and realising economic implications

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 74, Issue 2-4, 2005, Pages 191-199

  Quaglini, Silvana ^a   Stefanelli, Mario ^a   Boiocchi, Lorenzo ^a   Campari, Fabio ^a   Cavallini, Anna ^b   Micieli, Giuseppe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Economic evaluation; Risk calculation; Simulation model

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASES; DRUG DOSAGE; DRUG PRODUCTS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISKS;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR RISKS; ECONOMIC IMPACT;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; CALCULATOR; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LITERATURE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SIMULATION;

EID: 13444278598     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2004.05.011     Document Type: Article

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