Decision tree analysis of traditional risk factors of carotid atherosclerosis and a cutpoint-based prevention strategy

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Qin, Guangming ^a   Luo, Laisheng ^a   Lv, Lihong ^a   Xiao, Yufei ^a   Tu, Jiangfeng ^a   Tao, Lisha ^a   Wu, Jiaqi ^a   Tang, Xiaoxiao ^a   Pan, Wensheng ^a,b  

^a THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; DECISION TREE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; DECISION TREES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84914133447     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111769     Document Type: Article

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