Adding socioeconomic status to Framingham scoring might also improve stroke risk evaluation in young adults with hypertension

American Heart Journal

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Jolobe, Oscar M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LETTER; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SITTING; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; STROKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68849120290     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.06.014     Document Type: Letter

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