How accurately do general practitioners and students estimate coronary risk in hypercholesterolaemic patients?

Recent guidelines on hyperlipidaemia recommend the calculation of individual coronary risk, at least for patients without previous cardiovascular disease. Although tables and computer programs exist, the estimates are often made on an intuitive basis. The aim of the present work was to study Swedish...

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Published in:Primary Health Care Research & Development Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 145 - 153
Main Authors: Bring J, Backlund L, Strender L
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Cambridge University Press Apr2004
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