State Trends in Health Risk Factors and Receipt of Clinical Preventive Services Among US Adults During the 1990s
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- 22 May 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 287 (20) , 2659-2667
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.287.20.2659
Abstract
It is well established that premature mortality can be reduced through changes in health risk factors and timely receipt of clinical preventive services. For instance, there is a strong scientific consensus that tobacco use, excessive alcohol use, physical inactivity, obesity, and failure to use safety belts increase mortality risk1-6 and that timely receipt of adult immunizations, screening for breast and cervical cancer, and screening for high blood cholesterol levels can reduce the risk of premature death.7-11Keywords
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