Primary care and population factors associated with NHS Health Check coverage: A national cross-sectional study

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 431-439

  Artac, M ^a   Dalton, A R H ^b   Babu, H ^a   Bates, S ^a   Millett, C ^a   Majeed, A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

circulatory disease; population based and preventative services; primary care; screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CIRCULATORY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; POPULATION-BASED AND PREVENTATIVE SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CIRCULATORY DISEASE; POPULATION-BASED AND PREVENTATIVE SERVICES; PRIMARY CARE; SCREENING;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84883470670     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdt069     Document Type: Article

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