Mass screening for hypertension in Copenhagen supermarkets.
During its "heart week" in February, 1975, the Danish Heart Foundation drew the attention of the public to the problem of heart-disease with special reference to high blood-pressure; and 24 377 people attending supermarkets in Copenhagen took advantage of an offer to have their blood-pressure checked. There was a small charge for measurement, but the supermarket owners usually paid the fee on behalf of their customers. This unconventional approach to blood-pressure screening proved to be cheap, straightforward, and acceptable to the public. 23% of people measured were referred to their general practitioners for further evaluation.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D003256:Community Participation; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011406:Propaganda; D014505:Urban Population