Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST fzCR0xi1. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Study objective-To examine the impact of a systematic risk factor screening and counselling carried out by family physicians and family nurses within the larger framework of a community intervention programme for the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Design-Quasi-experimental study comparing trends in an intervention area with those in a reference area. Setting-A Northern Sweden municipality (5500 inhabitants) constituted the intervention area while the Northern Sweden region (510 000 inhabitants) served as the reference area. Participants-All 30,40,50, and 60 year old inhabitants were invited each year from 1985 to 1992. Among 2046 eligible 1893 participated (92.5%), which formed eight independent cross sections. One cross section, 1986, was re-surveyed forming a panel. Main results-In the cross sections, mean total cholesterol was reduced from 7.09 to 6.27 mmolll for men (p
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