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SAGE Publications, European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, 4(13), p. 515-522, 2006

DOI: 10.1097/01.hjr.0000224488.03221.97

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A model for undertaking effectiveness and cost-effectiveness analyses of primary preventive strategies in cardiovascular disease

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Abstract

The Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Model is presented, which represents a means of extrapolating the results of clinical trials to a broader, more relevant context. The model is configured as a decision-analysis tree, and underpinned by life-course analysis and Markov processes. Uncertainty and sensitivity analyses are undertaken by Monte Carlo simulation