Do health checks improve risk factor detection in primary care? Matched cohort study using electronic health records

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 552-559

  Forster, Alice S ^a   Burgess, Caroline ^a   Dodhia, Hiten ^b   Fuller, Frances ^c   Miller, Jane ^c   McDermott, Lisa ^a   Gulliford, Martin C ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Public Health Dirct   (United Kingdom)

^c London Borough of Lewisham ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cardiovascular diseases; cardiovascular risk; deprivation; electronic health records; gender; health inequalities; primary care; screening

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; STATE MEDICINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84996524289     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdv119     Document Type: Article

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