Screening for Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: Proceedings of a Workshop

Partial table of contents: BACKGOUND. Problems and Limitations (M. Oliver). CHD Risk Factors as a Basis for Screening (G. Rose). Testing for Risk Factors: Methods, Invasiveness and Cost. IS SCREENING NEEDED? The Cardiologist2s View (D. de Bono). The Epidemiologist2s View (A. Shaper). The General Practitioner2s View: Case Finding for Hypertension (J. Barber). WHAT IS THE VALUE OF SCREENING? Yield versus Effort (H. Tunstall-Pedoe). What Effect Will Screening Have on CHD Incidence? (J. Mitchell). PRACTICABILTY AND EFFICIENCY. Implementation in the USA (W. Friedewald). Implementation in the UK (W. Holland & E. Breeze). Screening for Risk of CHD: Is It a Wise Use of Resources? (A. Williams). GENERAL DISCUSSION. Relative Roles of High-Risk Strategy and Population Strategy in CHD Prevention: Reflections on Experiences from Finland (K. Pyorala). Comments on Strategies (F. Epstein). Final General Discussion. Conclusions. Index.Oliver, Michael is the author of 'Screening for Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: Proceedings of a Workshop' with ISBN 9780471911913 and ISBN 0471911917.