Invited debate: NHS Health Check: An innovative component of local adult health improvement and well-being programmes in England

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 177-184

  Waterall, Jamie ^a   Greaves, Felix ^a   Kearney, Matt ^a,b   Fenton, Kevin A ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84930729958     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdv062     Document Type: Review

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