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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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Autores principales: Martin, Chris, Vanderpump, Mark, French, Joyce
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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