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Evaluating a clinical tool (FAMCAT) for identifying familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care: a retrospective cohort study

Ralph K Akyea, Nadeem Qureshi, Joe Kai, Simon de Lusignan, Julian Sherlock, Christopher McGee and Stephen Weng
BJGP Open 2020; 4 (5): bjgpopen20X101114. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen20X101114
Ralph K Akyea
1Primary Care Stratified Medicine (PRISM), Division of Primary Care, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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1Primary Care Stratified Medicine (PRISM), Division of Primary Care, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Simon de Lusignan
2Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Research and Surveillance Centre (RSC), London, UK
3Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Julian Sherlock
2Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Research and Surveillance Centre (RSC), London, UK
3Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Christopher McGee
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4Department of Clincial and Experimental Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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vol. 4 no. 5 bjgpopen20X101114
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen20X101114
PubMed 
33144363

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Royal College of General Practitioners
History 
  • Received January 24, 2020
  • Accepted January 27, 2020
  • Published online December 15, 2020.

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  1. Ralph K Akyea1,
  2. Nadeem Qureshi1,
  3. Joe Kai1,
  4. Simon de Lusignan2,3,
  5. Julian Sherlock2,3,
  6. Christopher McGee2,4 and
  7. Stephen Weng1,*
  1. 1Primary Care Stratified Medicine (PRISM), Division of Primary Care, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
  2. 2Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Research and Surveillance Centre (RSC), London, UK
  3. 3Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
  4. 4Department of Clincial and Experimental Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
  1. ↵*For correspondence:
    Stephen Weng, Stephen.Weng{at}evda.co.uk
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BJGP Open 2020; 4 (5): bjgpopen20X101114. DOI: 10.3399/bjgpopen20X101114
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