A retrospective evaluation of the NHS Health Check Programme in a multi-ethnic population

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 534-542

  Carter, P ^a   Bodicoat, D H ^a   Davies, M J ^a   Ashra, N B ^a   Riley, D ^b   Joshi, N ^b   Farooqi, A ^b   Browne, I ^c   Khunti, K ^a  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Leicester City Clinical Commissioning Group   (United Kingdom)

^c LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; cardiovascular risk; NHS Health Check Programme

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84996539995     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdv115     Document Type: Article

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