Recalibration of a Framingham risk equation for a rural population in India

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 379-385

  Chow, C K ^a,b,d   Joshi, R ^b   Celermajer, D S ^c   Patel, A ^b   Neal, B C ^b  

^a HAMILTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; MORTALITY; RISK PERCEPTION; RURAL POPULATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 66149126633     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.077057     Document Type: Article

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