Screening in primary care: health for all?: A study in Dutch general practice

Background: In recent years there has been an increasing emphasis on the delivery of preventive care in general practice. At the same time, available evidence suggests people from lower social classes receive less preventive care compared with people from higher social class. The objective of this study was to assess the uptake of screening by blood pressure measurement, cervical cytology and manual breast examination in risk populations by patients attending their general practitioners and relate the findings to levels of educational attainment and type of health insurance. Methods: The study... Mehr ...