Vascular risk checks in the UK: Strategic challenges for implementation

Heart

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 866-867

  Patel, K C R ^a   Minhas, R ^b   Gill, P ^a   Khunti, K ^c   Clayton, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE FINDING; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; UNITED KINGDOM;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 66649122031     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2008.165035     Document Type: Editorial

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