Integrated Clinical Decision Support Systems Promote Absolute Cardiovascular Risk Assessment: An Important Primary Prevention Measure in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care

• Main Authors: Veronica Matthews (Author), Christopher P. Burgess (Author), Christine Connors (Author), Elizabeth Moore (Author), David Peiris (Author), David Scrimgeour (Author), Sandra C. Thompson (Author), Sarah Larkins (Author), Ross Bailie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians experience a greater burden of disease compared to non-Indigenous Australians. Around one-fifth of the health disparity is caused by cardiovascular disease (CVD). Despite the importance of absolute cardiovascular risk assessment (CVRA) as a...