Will cardiovascular disease prevention widen health inequalities?
review · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 20811492.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000320 and PMC identifier 2927551.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
Simon Capewell and Hilary Graham review different population strategies for preventing cardiovascular disease and conclude that screening and treating high-risk individuals may be ineffective and widen social inequalities.
Medical subject headings
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Health Services Needs and Demand