Effect of competing mortality risks on predictive performance of the QRISK3 cardiovascular risk prediction tool in older people and those with comorbidity: external validation population cohort study
Summary: Background: Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is guided by risk-prediction tools, but these rarely account for the risk of dying from other conditions (ie, competing mortality risk). In England and Wales, the recommended risk-prediction tool is QRISK2, and a new version (Q...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-06-01
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| Series: | The Lancet. Healthy Longevity |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266675682100088X |