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Not all chronic diseases are detected early in Australia.1
The aim of early detection (also called secondary prevention) is to reduce the progress of disease by picking up and treating early warning signs.2
The Queensland Strategy for Chronic Disease 2005-2015 identifies six markers (early indicators) for chronic disease.
Combined, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and high body mass index account for about one fifth of the burden of disease and injury in Queensland 3
. The benefits of early detection and early treatment can include: 4
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