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FRÆÐIGREINAR / HJARTA- OG ÆÐASJÚKDÓMAR
staða áhættuþátta hefði ekki versnað enn meira ef
íhlutunin hefði ekki komið til. Það er þó ljóst að til
þess að ná betri árangri í forvarnarverkefnum þarf
meiri og stöðugri íhlutun að koma til.
Rannsókn þessi var styrkt af Vísindasjóði Félags
íslenskra heimilislækna og Hjarta- og æðaverndar-
félagi Akureyrar og nágrennis.
Sérstakar þakkir fær Guðný Sigurvinsdóttir lækna-
ritari fyrir aðstoð við ritvinnslu og tölvuinnslátt.
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