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Description and validation of a Markov model of survival for individuals free of cardiovascular disease that uses Framingham risk factors
BACKGROUND: Estimation of cardiovascular disease risk is increasingly used to inform decisions on interventions, such as the use of antihypertensives and statins, or to communicate the risks of smoking. Crude 10-year cardiovascular disease risk risks may not give a realistic view of the likely impac...
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BioMed Central
2004
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC434521/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15157279 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6947-4-6 |