Investigating the Agreement Between Cardiovascular Disease Risk Calculators Among People Diagnosed With Schizophrenia

Background: People diagnosed with schizophrenia have a much reduced life expectancy compared to the general population, and a more than doubled risk of dying from cardiovascular disease (CVD). Existing CVD risk calculators can be used to detect people with an elevated predicted risk of CVD to inform...

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Main Authors: Alexandra Berry, Richard J. Drake, Roger T. Webb, Darren M. Ashcroft, Matthew J. Carr, Alison R. Yung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00685/full