Framingham risk score for prediction of cardiovascular diseases: a population-based study from southern Europe.

Framingham risk score for prediction of cardiovascular diseases: a population-based study from southern Europe.

<h4>Background</h4>The question about what risk function should be used in primary prevention remains unanswered. The Framingham Study proposed a new algorithm based on three key ideas: use of the four risk factors with the most weight (cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes and smoking),...

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Main Authors: Luis M Artigao-Rodenas, Julio A Carbayo-Herencia, Juan A Divisón-Garrote, Vicente F Gil-Guillén, Javier Massó-Orozco, Marta Simarro-Rueda, Francisca Molina-Escribano, Carlos Sanchis, Lucinio Carrión-Valero, Enrique López de Coca, David Caldevilla, Juan López-Abril, Concepción Carratalá-Munuera, Adriana Lopez-Pineda, Grupo de Enfermedades Vasculares de Albacete (GEVA)
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Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/eb0b0556c29e4041a1f75e890240a8ad
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