Validation of model-based estimates (synthetic estimates) of the prevalence of risk factors for coronary heart disease for wards in England

Health and Place

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 596-605

  Scarborough, Peter ^a   Allender, Steven ^a   Rayner, Mike ^a   Goldacre, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cholesterol; Coronary heart disease; Diabetes; Fruit and vegetables; Hypertension; Obesity; Physical activity; Risk factors; Smoking; Synthetic estimates; Validity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; MODEL VALIDATION; MORTALITY; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 58049123831     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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