Validity Assessment of Low-risk SCORE Function and SCORE Function Calibrated to the Spanish Population in the FRESCO Cohorts.

Introduction And Objectives: To assess the validity of the original low-risk SCORE function without and with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and SCORE calibrated to the Spanish population.

Methods: Pooled analysis with individual data from 12 Spanish population-based cohort studies. We included 30 919 individuals aged 40 to 64 years with no history of cardiovascular disease at baseline, who were followed up for 10 years for the causes of death included in the SCORE project.

[Which Spanish journals are read and how Primary Care doctors keep informed].

Objective: To determine which medical journals are read by Primary Care doctors, their language preferences, publication format and the ways of accessing them.

Design: Telephone interview.

Location: All the autonomous communities of Spain.

[Evaluation and prioritisation of the scientific research in Spain. Researchers' point of view].

Background And Objectives: The assessment and prioritisation of research activity are essential components of any Science, Technology and Industry System. Data on researchers' perspectives in this respect are scarce. The objective of this paper was to describe Spanish scientists' point of view on the current evaluation system in Spain and how they believe this system should be functionally structured.

[1991-2004 follow-up of a Spanish general population cohort. Mortality and raising risk factors in the DRECE III Study (Diet and Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases in Spain)].

Background: The DRECE III study is based on the follow up of a cohort representative of the Spanish general population. The mortality, its main causes and relevant risk factors have been analyzed.

Methods: The DRECE cohort is composed of 4783 subjects followed since 1991 to 2004 (70930 person-years).