Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk among Ghanaians: A comparison of the risk assessment tools.
Objectives: Risk stratification is a cornerstone for preventing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Ghana has yet to develop a locally derived and validated ASCVD risk model. A critical first step towards this goal is assessing how the commonly available risk models perform in the Ghanai...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2024-06-01
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| Series: | American Journal of Preventive Cardiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666667724000382 |