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[Finnish questionnaire reasonably good predictor of the incidence of diabetes in The Netherlands].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 1 Nov 2008
Alssema M, Feskens E J M, Bakker S J L, Gansevoort R T, Boer J M A, Heine R J, Nijpels G, Stehouwer C D A, van der Kraan M, Dekker J M
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OBJECTIVE: To establish whether the Finnish diabetes risk score for predicting the incidence of diabetes (FINDRISK) is also valid in the Netherlands, and to choose cut-off points suitable for the Dutch situation. DESIGN: . Descriptive. METHOD: The FINDRISK was validated in 3 Dutch cohort studies by means of repeated glucose measurements: the Hoorn study (n=5434), the PREVEND study (n=2713) and part of the...
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