TY - JOUR AU - Cochrane, Thomas AU - Davey, Rachel AU - Iqbal, Zafar AU - Gidlow, Christopher AU - Kumar, Jagdish AU - Chambers, Ruth AU - Mawby, Yvonne PY - 2012 DA - 2012/11/01 TI - NHS health checks through general practice: randomised trial of population cardiovascular risk reduction JO - BMC Public Health SP - 944 VL - 12 IS - 1 AB - The global burden of the major vascular diseases is projected to rise and to remain the dominant non-communicable disease cluster well into the twenty first century. The Department of Health in England has developed the NHS Health Check service as a policy initiative to reduce population vascular disease risk. The aims of this study were to monitor population changes in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors over the first year of the new service and to assess the value of tailored lifestyle support, including motivational interview with ongoing support and referral to other services. SN - 1471-2458 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-944 DO - 10.1186/1471-2458-12-944 ID - Cochrane2012 ER -