Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)

Is the Framlingham coronary heart disease absolute risk function applicable to Aboriginal people? /, Zhiqianf Wang and Wendy E Hoy

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Is the Framlingham coronary heart disease absolute risk function applicable to Aboriginal people? /, Zhiqianf Wang and Wendy E Hoy
Language
eng
Bibliography note
References: p.69
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Is the Framlingham coronary heart disease absolute risk function applicable to Aboriginal people? /
Responsibility statement
Zhiqianf Wang and Wendy E Hoy
Summary
Application of a coronary heart disease risk estimate to a remote region Aboriginal population sample, NT; results show substantial underestimate of actual risk factors particularly for women and young adults; includes brief discussion of factors adding to the actual risk levels; argues for a local predictive function
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