Table 1

 Medline search terms and strategy

#1 chd risk assessment$#37 risk calculation$#73 erica risk score$
#2 cvd risk assessment$#38 risk calculator$#74 framingham scor$
#3 heart disease risk assessment$#39 risk factor$ calculator$#75 dundee scor$
#4 coronary disease risk assessment$#40 risk factor$ calculation$#76 brhs scor$
#5 cardiovascular disease risk assessment$#41 risk engine$#77 British Regional Heart study risk scor$
#6 cardiovascular risk assessment$#42 risk equation$#78 brhs risk scor$
#7 cv risk assessment$#43 risk table$#79 dundee risk scor$
#8 cardiovascular disease$ risk assessment$#44 risk threshold$#80 framingham guideline$
#9 coronary risk assessment$#45 risk disc?#81 framingham risk?
#10 coronary risk scor$#46 risk disk?#82 new zealand table$
#11 heart disease risk scor$#47 risk scoring method?#83 ncep guideline?
#12 chd risk scor$#48 scoring scheme?#84 smac guideline?
#13 cardiovascular risk scor$#49 risk scoring system?#85 copenhagen risk?
#14 cardiovascular disease$ risk scor$#50 risk prediction?#86 or/57–85
#15 cvd risk scor$#51 predictive instrument?#87 56 or 86
#16 cv risk scor$#52 project$ risk?#88 exp decision support techniques/
#17 or/1–16#53 cdss#89 Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted/
#18 cardiovascular diseases/#54 or/28–53#90 Decision Support Systems, Clinical/
#19 coronary disease/#55 27 and 54#91 algorithms/
#20 cardiovascular disease$#56 17 or 55#92 algorithm?
#21 heart disease$#57 new zealand chart$#93 algorythm?
#22 coronary disease$#58 sheffield table$#94 decision support?
#23 cardiovascular risk?#59 procam#95 predictive model?
#24 coronary risk?#60 General Rule to Enable Atheroma Treatment#96 treatment decision?
#25 exp hypertension/#61 dundee guideline$#97 scoring method$
#26 exp hyperlipidemia/#62 shaper scor$#98 (prediction$ adj3 method$)
#27 or/18–26#63 (brhs adj3 score$)#99 or/88–98
#28 risk function#64 (brhs adj3 risk$)#100 Risk Factors/
#29 Risk Assessment/mt [Methods]#65 copenhagen risk#101 exp Risk Assessment/
#30 risk functions#66 precard#102 (risk? adj1 assess$)
#31 risk equation$#67 (framingham adj1 (function or functions))#103 risk factor?
#32 risk chart?#68 (framingham adj2 risk)#104 or/100–103
#33 (risk adj3 tool$)#69 framingham equation#105 27 and 99 and 104
#34 risk assessment function?#70 framingham model$#106 87 or 105
#35 risk assessor#71 (busselton adj2 risk$)
#36 risk appraisal$#72 (busselton adj2 score$)