Evaluation of community provision of a preventive cardiovascular programme - the National Health Service Health Check in reaching the under-served groups by primary care in England: cross sectional observational study

• Main Authors: Maria Woringer (Author), Elizabeth Cecil (Author), Hillary Watt (Author), Kiara Chang (Author), Fozia Hamid (Author), Kamlesh Khunti (Author), Elizabeth Dubois (Author), Julie Evason (Author), Azeem Majeed (Author), Michael Soljak (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of premature mortality and a major contributor of health inequalities in England. Compared to more affluent and white counterparts, deprived people and ethnic minorities tend to die younger due to preventable CVD associated with l...