RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Buckley, Rita
T1 The Challenges of Predicting Risk: Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2012
FD SAGE Publications
VO 12
IS 11
SP 4
OP 5
DO 10.1177/155989771211001
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/12/11/4.abstract
AB Pandemic diabetes and cardiovascular disease have created an imperative to develop risk-prediction models for early identification of patients with undiagnosed type 2 diabetes or those at risk of developing the disease [Collins GS et al. BMC Medicine 2011]. This article discusses the current status of risk-assessment tools.