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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 10.
Published in final edited form as: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006 Oct 18;(4):CD001561. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001561.pub2
Methods Primary care
Random allocation of households to intervention and control groups
Participants Primary care: women age 50 (40-59)
N=2619
Interventions Intensity of intervention depended on level of individual’s risk
Nurse counselling on diet, weight control, smoking advice, exercise, alcohol
Duration 1 year
Outcomes No clinical event outcomes
Systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, blood cholesterol, smoking prevalence
Notes Two control groups used but internal control used in this review