Cardiovascular risk scores in relation to social deprivation and ethnicity.
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Adding social deprivation and family history to cardiovascular risk assessment: the ASSIGN score from the Scottish Heart Health Extended Cohort (SHHEC).
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Circulation
دوره 115 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007