Long-term prediction of major coronary or ischaemic stroke event in a low-incidence southern European population: Model development and evaluation of clinical utility

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Veronesi, Giovanni ^a   Gianfagna, Francesco ^a   Chambless, Lloyd E ^b   Giampaoli, Simona ^c   Mancia, Giuseppe ^d   Cesana, Giancarlo ^d   Ferrario, Marco M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b IL   (United States)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL UTILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION MODEL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84888109017     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003630     Document Type: Article

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