TY - JOUR T1 - Cost effectiveness of alternative screening strategies for identifying people at high risk of cardiovascular disease JF - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health JO - J Epidemiol Community Health SP - 93 LP - 93 DO - 10.1136/jech.2009.096735o VL - 63 IS - Suppl 2 AU - K. Lawson AU - E. Fenwick AU - J. Pell Y1 - 2009/10/01 UR - http://jech.bmj.com/content/63/Suppl_2/93.abstract N2 - There is strong policy interest across the UK in identifying people at high risk of developing premature cardiovascular disease (CVD; ⩾20% risk over 10 years) in an effort to offer preventative interventions. In 2009, England introduced a mass screening and referral programme; while Scotland is evaluating a pilot programme which targets deprived communities. Here we examine the coverage, efficiency and cost effectiveness of alternative screening strategies.We compared five screening strategies to detect those at high risk of premature … ER -