Physicians' ability to predict the risk of coronary heart disease

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. Previous research examining physicians ability to estimate cardiovascular risk has shown that physicians' generally overestimate the absolute risk...

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Main Authors: Elasy Tom A, Phillips Christopher J, Pignone Michael, Fernandez Alicia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-07-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/3/13