General health checks don't work

Affiliations

¹ Nordic Cochrane Centre, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark pcg@cochrane.dk.
² Nordic Cochrane Centre, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.

Editorial

Peter C Gøtzsche et al. BMJ. 2014.

. 2014 Jun 9:348:g3680.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.g3680.

¹ Nordic Cochrane Centre, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark pcg@cochrane.dk.
² Nordic Cochrane Centre, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.

No abstract available

Comment in

Ethical issues related to health checks.
Mangin D. Mangin D. BMJ. 2014 Jul 30;349:g4787. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g4787. BMJ. 2014. PMID: 25078117 No abstract available.
General health checks may work.
Lauritzen T, Sandbaek A, Borch-Johnsen K. Lauritzen T, et al. BMJ. 2014 Jul 30;349:g4697. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g4697. BMJ. 2014. PMID: 25078325 No abstract available.
NHS Health Check programme: too early to conclude.
Newton JN, Davis A, Waterall J, Fenton KA. Newton JN, et al. BMJ. 2014 Jul 30;349:g4785. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g4785. BMJ. 2014. PMID: 25078427 No abstract available.

Effect of screening and lifestyle counselling on incidence of ischaemic heart disease in general population: Inter99 randomised trial.
Jørgensen T, Jacobsen RK, Toft U, Aadahl M, Glümer C, Pisinger C. Jørgensen T, et al. BMJ. 2014 Jun 9;348:g3617. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g3617. BMJ. 2014. PMID: 24912589 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.