American Heart Journal
Volume 157, Issue 5 , Pages 946-954 , May 2009

Superior predictive ability for death of a basic metabolic profile risk score

  • Heidi T. May, PhD, MSPH

      Affiliations

    • Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT
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  • Benjamin D. Horne, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT
    • University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
    • ,
  • Brianna S. Ronnow, MS

      Affiliations

    • Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT
    • ,
  • Dale G. Renlund, MD

      Affiliations

    • Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT
    • University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
    • ,
  • Joseph B. Muhlestein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT
    • University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
    • ,
  • Donald L. Lappé, MD

      Affiliations

    • Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT
    • ,
  • Robert R. Pearson, PharmD

      Affiliations

    • Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT
    • ,
  • John F. Carlquist, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT
    • University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
    • ,
  • Abdallah G. Kfoury, MD

      Affiliations

    • Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT
    • University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
    • ,
  • Tami L. Bair, BS

      Affiliations

    • Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT
    • ,
  • Kismet D. Rasmusson, FNP

      Affiliations

    • Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT
    • University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
    • ,
  • Jeffrey L. Anderson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT
    • University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jeffrey L. Anderson, MD, Intermountain Medical Center, Cardiovascular Department, 5121 South Cottonwood Street, Murray, UT 84157.

Received 15 September 2008 ,Accepted 6 December 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.12.021

American Heart Journal
Volume 157, Issue 5 , Pages 946-954 , May 2009

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