Cardiovascular risk in men aged over 40 in Boa Vista, Brazil

Background: Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of disease in the developed world. Early detection and risk prediction are a key component in reducing cardiovascular mortality. The Framingham Risk Score uses age, sex, cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking to calculate the 10...

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Main Authors: Mário Maciel de Lima, Emanuel Araújo Bezerra, José Geraldo Ticianeli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Preventive Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2016;volume=7;issue=1;spage=42;epage=42;aulast=de