Abstract
Numerous risk scoring methods are available to the healthcare professional but use is patchy. Accuracy varies between populations and methods have been developed to compensate for some of this variability. If risk scoring methods are to be widely used in general practice, evidence is required on both the accuracy of methods in appropriate populations and their effectiveness in improving health outcomes.
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MedicineRisk assessmentContext (archaeology)Health carePopulationMEDLINEFramingham Risk ScoreRisk analysis (engineering)Environmental healthDiseasePathologyComputer science
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- 17
- Issue
- 4
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- 375-386
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- 56
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Andrew D Beswick,
Peter Brindle
(2006).
Risk scoring in the assessment of cardiovascular risk.
Current Opinion in Lipidology
, 17
(4)
, 375-386.
https://doi.org/10.1097/01.mol.0000236362.56216.44
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- 10.1097/01.mol.0000236362.56216.44