Will Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Widen Health Inequalities?

Simon Capewell and Hilary Graham

PLOS Medicine, 2010, vol. 7, issue 8, 1-5

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.

Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000320

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