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Evaluation of risk scores derived from the health family tree program.
AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium - 14 Nov 2009
Jiang Yuling, Staes Catherine J, Adams Ted D, Hunt Steven C
Abstract excerpt
Family health history is an independent risk factor for certain diseases. The Health Family Tree (HFT) was developed and used to document and assess family health history from the families of high school students since 1980. While the risk algorithm of the HFT was initially validated, 20 years of use as a public health tool in the community provides an extremely large dataset for more rigorous validation. A...
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