General health checks in adults for reducing morbidity and mortality from disease

Abstract

General health checks are unlikely to be beneficial.

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DiseaseMedicineEnvironmental healthIntensive care medicineInternal medicine

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Year: 2012
Type: review
Volume: 1
Pages: CD009009-CD009009
Citations: 293
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                                    Helle Terkildsen Maindal, 
                                
                                    Karsten Juhl Jørgensen, 
                                
                                    Christian Grønhøj
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2012). 
                            General health checks in adults for reducing morbidity and mortality from disease. 
                            Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
                            , 1
                            
                            , CD009009-CD009009.
                            https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd009009.pub2

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DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd009009.pub2