Four years experience of a cardiovascular opportunistic screening and prevention programme in the primary health care in Sollentuna, Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 111-115

  Hellénius, Mai Lis ^a   Johansson, Jan ^a   De Faire, Ulf ^a,b   Elofsson, Stig ^c   Krakau, Ingvar ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Prevention; Primary health care; Screening

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SMOKING; SWEDEN;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0345517207     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028134399750002746     Document Type: Article

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