The accuracy of ethnicity data in primary care and its impact on cardiovascular risk assessment and management - PREDICT CVD-8

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 1281, 2008, Pages 40-48

  Riddell, Tania ^a   Lindsay, Graeme ^a   Kenealy, Tim ^a   Jackson, Rod ^a   Crengle, Sue ^a   Bramley, Dale ^b   Wells, Susan ^a   Marshall, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Clinical Support Services

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEW ZEALAND; POSTAL MAIL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ETHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 53049105448     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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