TY - JOUR AU - Epstein, David AU - García-Mochón, Leticia AU - Kaptoge, Stephen AU - Thompson, Simon G PY - 2015 DO - 10.1007/s10198-015-0753-2 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10668/9669 T2 - The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care AB - Strategies for screening and intervening to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in primary care settings need to be assessed in terms of both their costs and long-term health effects. We undertook a literature review to investigate the... LA - en KW - Cardiovascular disease KW - Cost-effectiveness analysis KW - Literature review KW - Primary prevention KW - Screening KW - Statins KW - Adult KW - Aged KW - Aged, 80 and over KW - Algorithms KW - Cardiovascular Diseases KW - Cost-Benefit Analysis KW - Female KW - Health Promotion KW - Humans KW - Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors KW - Male KW - Middle Aged KW - Models, Economic KW - Primary Prevention KW - Quality-Adjusted Life Years KW - Reproducibility of Results KW - Risk Assessment KW - Risk Factors TI - Modeling the costs and long-term health benefits of screening the general population for risks of cardiovascular disease: a review of methods used in the literature. TY - research article VL - 17 ER -