[Uncertain effects of health risk appraisals at worksites].

Ugeskr Laeger

Dansk Sundhedsinstitut, Dampfærgevej 27-29, 2100 København Ø, Denmark.

Published: August 2011

Health risk appraisals take place at Danish worksites even though the effects are unknown. The purpose of this article is to summarise international studies of health risk appraisals at worksites and identify the existing knowledge on the cost-effectiveness and effects on health. The studies show tendencies of small, but positive effects of health risk appraisals in combination with counselling on certain cardiovascular risk factors. It is, however, not possible to determine the economic effects of the efforts.

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