Cost effectiveness and equity of a community based cardiovascular disease prevention programme in Norsjö, Sweden

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 190-195

  Lindholm, Lars ^a,c   Rosén, Måns ^b   Weinehall, Lars ^a   Asplund, Kjell ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CENTRE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c Department of Epidemiology and Public Health ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWEDEN;

EID: 0029923388     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.50.2.190     Document Type: Article

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