NHS Health Check attendance is associated with reduced multiorgan disease risk: a matched cohort study in the UK Biobank

NHS Health Check attendance is associated with reduced multiorgan disease risk: a matched cohort study in the UK Biobank

Abstract Background The NHS Health Check is a preventive programme in the UK designed to screen for cardiovascular risk and to aid in primary disease prevention. Despite its widespread implementation, the effectiveness of the NHS Health Check for longer-term disease prevention is unclear. In this st...

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Main Authors: Celeste McCracken, Zahra Raisi-Estabragh, Liliana Szabo, John Robson, Betty Raman, Anya Topiwala, Adriana Roca-Fernández, Masud Husain, Steffen E. Petersen, Stefan Neubauer, Thomas E. Nichols
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-01-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
NHS Health Check
Primary care
Preventive medicine
General medicine
Public health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-03187-w

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