Is the Framingham coronary heart disease absolute risk function applicable to Aboriginal people?

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Published in Med J Aust on January 17, 2005

Authors

Zhiqiang Wang1, Wendy E Hoy

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, University of Queensland, Level H, Clinical Sciences Building, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston, QLD 4029, Australia. zwang@ccs.uq.edu.au

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