Risk functions for prediction of cardiovascular disease in elderly Australians: the Dubbo Study

Objectives: To evaluate a Framingham risk function for coronary heart disease in an elderly Australian cohort and to derive a risk function for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in elderly Australians.

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