- Abstract:
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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 ...
Expand abstract - Publication status:
- Published
- Journal:
- BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
- Volume:
- 308
- Issue:
- 6924
- Pages:
- 308-312
- Publication date:
- 1994-01-05
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1756-1833
- ISSN:
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0959-8138
- URN:
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uuid:0d76d5b7-8bf2-4b4d-9faf-dbefea0b3368
- Source identifiers:
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6296
- Local pid:
- pubs:6296
- Copyright date:
- 1994
Journal article
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.
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