Cardiovascular risk of the general population assessed through SCORE and CUORE charts: An extensive survey by the general practitioners from Abruzzo, Italy

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-52

  Manzoli, Lamberto ^a,b   Palumbo, Walter ^c   Ruotolo, Pierluigi ^d   Panella, Massimiliano ^e   Mezzetti, Andrea ^a   Di Stanislao, Francesco ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b Abruzzo Regional Health Care Agency (ASR Abruzzo)   (Italy)

^c Italian Federation of General Medicine Physicians (FIMMG)   (Italy)

^d OpeNETica Software Inc   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; CUORE Project; General medicine; Primary cardiovascular prevention; Primary care network; SCORE system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUORE RISK CHART; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORE RISK CHART; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77957885201     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.03.129     Document Type: Article

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