Where's the evidence for NHS health checks?

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 347, Issue 7928, 2013, Pages

  McCartney, Margaret ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OBESITY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING TEST; SHORT SURVEY; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; ENGLAND; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84885744272     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f5834     Document Type: Short Survey

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