The NHS health check programme in England: A qualitative study

Health Promotion International

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 106-115

  Perry, Catherine ^a   Thurston, Miranda ^b   Alford, Simon ^c   Cushing, Jill ^d   Panter, Lee ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d Public Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cardiovascular; health behaviour; heart health promotion; qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84962525787     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dau059     Document Type: Article

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