General health checks in adults for reducing morbidity and mortality from disease: Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 345, Issue 7884, 2012, Pages

  Krogsbøll, Lasse T ^a   Jørgensen, Karsten Juhl ^a   Grønhøj Larsen, Christian ^a   Gøtzsche, Peter C ^a  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; DRUG USE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

ADULT; AGED; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE; MORBIDITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

EID: 84869745446     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e7191     Document Type: Article

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