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Cardiovascular prevention in general practice : development and validation of an algorithm

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Boland, Benoit [UCL] De Muylder, Régis [UCL] Goderis, Geert [UCL] Degryse, Jan Gueuning, Yves Paulus, Dominique [UCL] Jeanjean, Michel [UCL]

General practice visits are a unique opportunity to identify and treat individuals with a high cardiovascular (CV) risk. However, a case-finding strategy suited to the daily general practice is not provided in the CV prevention guidelines. We wanted to create, validate and test an algorithm for global CV risk assessment and management.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Access type Accès restreint
Publication date 2004
Language Anglais
Journal information "Acta cardiologica" - Vol. 59, no. 6, p. 598-605 (2004)
Peer reviewed yes
issn 0001-5385
Publication status Publié
Affiliation UCL - MD/MINT - Département de médecine interne
MESH Subject Adult ; Aged ; Algorithms ; Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control ; Family Practice ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Risk Assessment
Keywords Algorithm ; Cardiovascular prevention ; Case-finding ; General practice
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Bibliographic reference Boland, Benoit ; De Muylder, Régis ; Goderis, Geert ; Degryse, Jan ; Gueuning, Yves ; et. al. Cardiovascular prevention in general practice : development and validation of an algorithm. In: Acta cardiologica, Vol. 59, no. 6, p. 598-605 (2004)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/70089