The provision of NHS health checks in a community setting: an ethnographic account

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The provision of NHS health checks in a community setting: an ethnographic account

Background: The UK National Health Service Health Checks programme aims to reduce avoidable cardiovascular deaths, disability and health inequalities in England. However, due to the reported lower uptake of screening in specific black and minority ethnic communities who are recognised as being more...

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Main Authors:	Riley, Ruth, Coghill, Nikki, Montgomery, Alan, Feder, Gene, Horwood, Jeremy
Format:	Article
Published:	BIOMED 2015
Subjects:	Cardiovascular disease ; Black and minority ethnic populations ; Health inequalities ; Social capital ; Ethnography
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44822/

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