Standard cardiovascular disease risk algorithms underestimate the risk of cardiovascular disease in schizophrenia: evidence from a national primary care database.

Background: Schizophrenia is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality. Although cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction algorithms are widely in the general population, their utility for patients with schizophrenia is unknown.Methods: A primary care dataset was used to compare CVD ris...

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Published in:	Schizophrenia Research Vol. 159; no. 1; pp. 176 - 182
Main Authors:	McLean, Gary, Martin, Julie Langan, Martin, Daniel J, Guthrie, Bruce, Mercer, Stewart W, Smith, Daniel J
Format:	research Journal Article
Published:	Elsevier B.V. Oct2014
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost