The current and potential health benefits of the National Health Service Health Check cardiovascular disease prevention programme in England: A microsimulation study.

Oliver T MyttonChristopher JacksonArno SteinacherAnna GoodmanClaudia LangenbergSimon GriffinNicholas J Wareham James Woodcock

Published in: PLoS medicine (2018)

Our model indicates that the current NHS Health Check programme is contributing to improvements in health and reducing health inequalities. Feasible changes in the organisation of the programme could result in more than a 3-fold increase in health benefits.

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cardiovascular disease
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