The Framingham study and treatment guidelines for stroke prevention

Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 207-215

  Grossi, Enzo ^a  

^a Centro Diagnostico Italiano   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALGORITHM; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUZZY LOGIC; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MORTALITY; POPULATION RISK; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 56349089579     PISSN: 10928464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11936-008-0022-0     Document Type: Review

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