American Heart Journal
Volume 157, Issue 3 , Pages 436-441, March 2009

Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial: The feasibility and impact of cardiovascular absolute risk assessment in Australian general practice

  • Qing Wan, MBBS, MM, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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  • Mark F. Harris, MBBS, MD, FRACGP

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Mark Harris, MBBS, MD, FRACGP, Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia.
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  • Nicholas Zwar, MBBS, PhD, FRACGP

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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  • Terry Campbell, MD, DPhil, FRACP, FACC, FAHA

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia
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  • Anushka Patel, MBBS, SM, PhD, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • The George Institute For International Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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  • Sanjyot Vagholkar, MBBS (Hons), MPH, FRACGP

      Affiliations

    • General Practice Unit, Fairfield Hospital, Fairfield, NSW, Australia
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  • Suzanne McKenzie, MBBS, MMedSci, GCULT, FRACGP

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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  • Christine Walker, MA, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Chronic Illness Alliance, Camberwell, Victoria, Australia
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  • Elizabeth Denney-Wilson, BN, MPH, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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  • on behalf of the ART study group

Received 4 August 2008; accepted 25 November 2008.

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 This study was funded by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council.

 Registered clinical trial no.: ACTRN12608000387325.

PII: S0002-8703(08)01039-9

doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2008.11.016

American Heart Journal
Volume 157, Issue 3 , Pages 436-441, March 2009

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