Evaluating risk for cardiovascular diseases - Vain or value? How do different cardiovascular risk scores act in real life

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 107-112

  Ketola, Eeva ^a   Laatikainen, Tiina ^b   Vartiainen, Erkki ^b  

^a Finska Lo karforeningen Duodecim   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Mortality; Risk score; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 76249103675     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp070     Document Type: Article

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