Publications by authors named "Laurie A Kopin"

Background: Global coronary heart disease (CHD) risk estimation (ie, a quantitative estimate of a patient's chances of CHD calculated by combining risk factors in an empirical equation) is recommended as a starting point for primary prevention efforts in all US adults. Whether it improves outcomes is currently unknown.

Methods: To assess the effect of providing global CHD risk information to adults, we performed a systematic evidence review.

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