Is estimating lifetime cardiovascular risk useful?

BMJ

Volumn 342, Issue 7788, 2011, Pages 62-

  Jackson, Rod ^a   Kerr, Andrew ^a   Wells, Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

AGE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESPAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

EID: 78651400359     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c7379     Document Type: Editorial

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