Is population coronary heart disease risk screening justified? A discussion of the National Service Framework for coronary heart disease (Standard 4)

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 51, Issue 471, 2001, Pages 834-837

  Rouse, A ^a   Adab, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Risk factors; Risk screening

Indexed keywords

HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; NICOTINE;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CORONARY RISK; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POPULATION RISK; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW; SCREENING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; STANDARD; STANDARDIZATION; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY; UNITED KINGDOM;

CORONARY DISEASE; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGNOSIS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0034792190     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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