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Is the Population Detected by Screening in China Truly at High Risk of Stroke?
Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association - 1 Aug 2018
Wang Yuan, Wang Jing, Cheng Juan, Liang Xuan, Li Xin, Lu Wenli
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AIM: The Chinese Stroke Screening and Prevention Project (CSSPP) considers patients with 3 or more risk factors to be at high risk of stroke, and does not quantitatively assess the risk for stroke. However, to detect high-risk groups more efficiently, a health risk appraisal (HRA) model should be used to assess individual risk of stroke. METHODS: The odds ratios for the 8 risk factors for stroke were pooled and...
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