Effectiveness of health checks conducted by nurses in primary care: results of the OXCHECK study after one year. Imperial Cancer Research Fund OXCHECK Study Group.

COULTER, A; FOWLER, G; FULLER, A; JONES, L; LAWRENCE, M; MANT, D; MUIR, J; NEIL, A; ONEIL, C; ROE, L; RUSTED, N; SCHOFIELD, T; SILAGY, C; THOROGOOD, M; YUDKIN, P; FREEDMAN, D; OGGELSBY, M; JOYCE, S; SWEETMAN, Y; BRADLEY, P; BROWN, R; CHOUDHURY, S; CLARKE, M; CRARER, J; CURT, N; DENISSMITH, D; FRANCIS, H; MADDOCK, P; MARSDEN, J; MARSHALL, D; MARTIN, S

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OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of health checks by nurses in reducing risk factors for cardiovascular disease in patients from general practice. DESIGN: Randomised controlled trial. SETTING: Five urban general practices in Bedfordshire. SUBJECTS: 2136 patients receiving an initial health check in 1989-91 and scheduled to be re-examined one year later in 1990-2 (intervention group); 3988 patients receiving an initial health check in 1990-2 (control group). All patients were aged 35-64 ...

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COULTER, A., FOWLER, G., FULLER, A., JONES, L., LAWRENCE, M., MANT, D., MUIR, J., NEIL, A., ONEIL, C., ROE, L., RUSTED, N., SCHOFIELD, T., SILAGY, C., THOROGOOD, M., YUDKIN, P., FREEDMAN, D., OGGELSBY, M., JOYCE, S., SWEETMAN, Y., … MARTIN, S. (1994). Effectiveness of health checks conducted by nurses in primary care: results of the OXCHECK study after one year. Imperial Cancer Research Fund OXCHECK Study Group. BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.), 308(6924), 308–312.

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COULTER, A., et al. “Effectiveness of Health Checks Conducted by Nurses in Primary Care: Results of the OXCHECK Study after One Year. Imperial Cancer Research Fund OXCHECK Study Group.” BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.), vol. 308, no. 6924, BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 1994, pp. 308–12.

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COULTER, A, G FOWLER, A FULLER, L JONES, M LAWRENCE, D MANT, J MUIR, et al. 1994. “Effectiveness of Health Checks Conducted by Nurses in Primary Care: Results of the OXCHECK Study after One Year. Imperial Cancer Research Fund OXCHECK Study Group.” BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.) 308 (6924): 308–12.
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