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Accuracy of Offspring Reports of Parental Cardiovascular Disease History: The Framingham Offspring Study
16 Mar 2004
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Family history is used to infer the risk for heart disease; however, little is known about the accuracy of family history reports. OBJECTIVE: To examine the accuracy of offspring reports of parental cardiovascular disease. DESIGN: Validation study. SETTING: Framingham Heart Study. PARTICIPANTS: Offspring participants of the multigenerational Framingham Heart Study with both parents in the original...
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