Preventive health screenings and health consultations in primary care increase life expectancy without increasing costs

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 365-372

  Rasmussen, Susanne R ^a   Kilsmark, Jannie ^a   Hvenegaard, Anne ^a   Søgaard, Jes ^a   Thomsen, Janus L ^b   Engberg, Marianne ^b   Lauritzen, Torsten ^b  

^a Dansk Sundhedsinstitut   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Healthcare costs; healthcare effect; primary health care; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; WORK DISABILITY;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34548590557     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940701219642     Document Type: Article

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