Showing papers by "Andy R Ness published in 1994"
TL;DR: The two recent papers on the effectiveness of health checks in primary care report modest reductions in cardiovascular risk factors, and if the results are applied to the whole population a sustained 1 mm Hg reduction in mean diastolic blood pressure would reduce deaths.
Abstract: Health promotion contributes to the battle against heart disease
Editor,--The two recent papers on the effectiveness of health checks in primary care report modest reductions in cardiovascular risk factors.1 2 If the results are applied to the whole population a sustained 1 mm Hg reduction in mean diastolic blood pressure would reduce deaths …
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