title: A call for caution in the interpretation of the observed smaller relative importance of risk factors in the elderly.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Goff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D015982:Bias; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011634:Public Health; D012306:Risk; D012307:Risk Factors