Preventive health screenings and health consultations in primary care increase life expectancy without increasing costs
- 1 August 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 35 (4) , 365-372
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14034940701219642
Abstract
Aims: The intention was to investigate whether preventive health checks and health discussions are cost effective. Methods: In a randomized trial the authors co...Keywords
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