Reduction of selection bias in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease through involvement of primary health care
Sammanfattning
The objective was to examine selection bias in social and health factors in a community intervention programme for the prevention of cardiovascular disease by comparing programme data with both census data and a random sample of the same population. Cross sectional studies at 35 primary health care centres in Västerbotten County, were used. The conckusion was that the primary health care system in Sweden might serve as a useful base for educational health counselling, at least within a community intervention programme, for all levels of society.