General health checks may not reduce morbidity or mortality but do increase the number of new diagnoses

Evidence-Based Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 111-112

  Majeed, Azeem ^a   Banarsee, Ricky ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS Brent ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE;

HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

EID: 84880328971     PISSN: 13676539     EISSN: 14689618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/eb-2012-101158     Document Type: Note

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