Comparing the probability of stroke by the Framingham risk score in hypertensive Korean patients visiting private clinics and tertiary hospitals

BMC Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Choi, Cheol U ^a   Park, Chang G ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KOREA; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; ASIAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 77956474023     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-10-78     Document Type: Article

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