Are cardiac risk scores useful in daily clinical practice?

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 309-310

  Chrysohoou, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease prevention; Risk estimation; SCORE

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY RISK ESTIMATION SCORE; EDITORIAL; ESC SCORE; HELLENIC SCORE; HUMAN; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; MALE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84939437380     PISSN: 11099666     EISSN: 22415955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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