Dr. Barry Dworkin

Heart disease risk calculators should not be the final arbiter of medical management

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 26, 2015

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Source:

‘Calculators’ Doctors Use May Overestimate Heart Risks, Study Says

Reference:

An Analysis of Calibration and Discrimination Among Multiple Cardiovascular Risk Scores in a Modern Multiethnic Cohort

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