The Sandwell Project: A controlled evaluation of a programme of targeted screening for prevention of cardiovascular disease in primary care

BMC Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Marshall, Tom ^a   Westerby, Paul ^b   Chen, Jenny ^b   Fairfield, Mary ^b   Harding, Jenny ^b   Westerby, Ruth ^b   Ahmad, Rajai ^c   Middleton, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Sandwell Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c FINCH Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; BISOPROLOL; LISINOPRIL; SIMVASTATIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PILOT STUDY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 41549168571     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-73     Document Type: Article

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