Referral outcomes of individuals identified at high risk of cardiovascular disease by community health workers in Bangladesh, Guatemala, Mexico, and South Africa

• Main Authors: Naomi S. Levitt (Author), Thandi Puoane (Author), Catalina A. Denman (Author), Shafika Abrahams-Gessel (Author), Sam Surka (Author), Carlos Mendoza (Author), Masuma Khanam (Author), Sartaj Alam (Author), Thomas A. Gaziano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: We have found that community health workers (CHWs) with appropriate training are able to accurately identify people at high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in the community who would benefit from the introduction of preventative management, in Bangladesh, Guatemala, Mexico, and South A...