Validation of the Framingham coronary heart disease prediction scores: results of a multiple ethnic groups investigation.

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Summary

The sex-specific Framingham CHD prediction functions perform well among whites and blacks in different settings and can be applied to other ethnic groups after recalibration for differing prevalences of risk factors and underlying rates of CHD events.

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2001-07-11
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Keywords

Framingham Risk Score, Medicine, Framingham Heart Study, Demography, Population

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