National cardiovascular prevention should be based on absolute disease risks, not levels of risk factors

John Powles; Amir Shroufi; Colin Mathers; Witold Zatoński; Carlo La Vecchia; Majid Ezzati

doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckp067

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High-risk populations should give the highest priority to achieving favourable shifts in all modifiable risk factors. Irrespective of the level of any particular risk factor, the rewards will be greatest in these populations.

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