Comparative performance of pooled cohort equations and Framingham risk scores in cardiovascular disease risk classification in a slum setting in Nairobi Kenya

BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) cause 18 million deaths annually. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) account for 80% of the CVD burden, and the burden is expected to grow in the region in the coming years. Screening for and identification of individuals at high risk for CVD in primar...

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Autores principales: Wekesah, Frederick M., Mutua, Martin K., Boateng, Daniel, Grobbee, Diederick E., Asiki, Gershim, Kyobutungi, Catherine K., Klipstein-Grobusch, Kerstin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7191575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32373711
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2020.100521

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7191575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32373711
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2020.100521

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