Systematic Review of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment Tools

Review Form First Author, Year: ___________________ Ref ID #__________ Abstractor Initials: ___ ___ ___ Primary Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria 1. Relevant to SER topic Yes No Cannot Determine 2. Attempts internal or external validation Yes No Cannot Determine 3. Published in English Yes No Cannot Determine 4. Original research (exclude reviews, editorials, commentaries, letters to editor, etc.) Yes No Cannot Determine 5. Eligible Study types a. Randomized controlled trials b. Controlled clinical trials

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