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Impact of a nurse-led intervention to improve screening for cardiovascular risk factors in people with severe mental illnesses. Phase-two cluster randomised feasibility trial of community mental health teams

BACKGROUND: People with severe mental illnesses (SMI) are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Clinical guidelines recommend regular screening for CVD risk factors. We evaluated a nurse led intervention to improve screening rates across the primary-secondary care interface. METHODS: Si...

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Autores principales: Osborn, David PJ, Nazareth, Irwin, Wright, Christine A, King, Michael B
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2850904/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20219096
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-10-61