Modeling the influence of risk factors and chronic diseases on the development of strokes and peripheral arterial-vascular disease

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 998-1013

  Atanasijević Kunc, Maja ^a   Drinovec, Jože ^b   Ručigaj, Simona ^a   Mrhar, Aleš ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b KRKA D D   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Chronic diseases; Modeling; Peripheral arterial vascular disease; Risk factors; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; ESTIMATION; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; RISK PERCEPTION;

CHRONIC DISEASES; HEALTH COMPLICATIONS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MODELING; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL-VASCULAR DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SIMULATION STUDIES; STROKE; TREATMENT COSTS; VASCULAR DISEASES;

DISEASES;

EID: 49749093407     PISSN: 1569190X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.simpat.2008.03.008     Document Type: Article

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