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Research from Umea University in the area of public health described

Published in Cardiovascular Week, November 5th, 2007

" Public health interventions are directed towards social systems and it is difficult to foresee all consequences. While targeted outcomes may be positively influenced, interventions may at worst be counterproductive," scientists in Umea, Sweden report.

"To include self- reported health in an evaluation is one way of addressing possible side- effects. This study is based on a 10 year follow- up of a cardiovascular community intervention programme in northern Sweden. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were used to address the interaction between changes in self- rated health and risk factor load. Qualitative interviews contributed to an analysis of how the...

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