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.

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 che...

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Main Authors: Coulter, A, Fowler, G, Fuller, A, Jones, L, Lawrence, M, Mant, D, Muir, J, Neil, H, 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
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1994