Assessment of psychosocial risk factors is missing in the 2010 ACCF/AHA guideline for assessment of cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic adults

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 57, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 1569-1570

  Manzoni, Gian Mauro ^a   Castelnuovo, Gianluca ^a   Proietti, Riccardo ^a  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ANGER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DEPRESSION; HEART DISEASE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79953223738     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.12.015     Document Type: Letter

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