Doctors who were not connected with Mr. Cheney's case expressed surprise at the timing of the checkup and of his return to work.
After Dr. Reiner cited the Holter testing as part of the proactive way doctors treat asymptomatic heart patients, he was asked why he did not recommend the test last summer as part of the checkup he gave Mr. Cheney before he became the vice-presidential candidate.
Health checkups were conducted intensively between June and October 2011, and self-administered questionnaire assessments were conducted at three time points: before and after the explanation of the checkup results, and one month after the checkup.
The patients were judged according to the presence or absence of acute effects of arsenic in regard to their possible need for further medical treatment and care, and most of them were therefore considered as cases without sequelae at the time of the checkup.
(T11) "I had thought of going for the checkup but then sometimes I had to go to cut grass for the cattle and sometimes I had to graze them.
(T14) Similarly, an explanation for delays in seeking services: "I had thought of going for the checkup but then sometimes I had to go to cut grass for the cattle and sometimes I had to graze them.
The purpose of the medical health checkup program is to promote the health of the employees through regular health checkups and to enhance early detection of existing diseases, if any.
The purpose of the medical health checkup program is to promote the health of the employees and to enhance early detection of existing diseases.
Of the remaining 1,314 men, we excluded participants who did not respond to the questionnaire item on working hours (n = 27), those who worked fewer than 7 h/day (n = 2), and those who for administrative reasons lacked annual health checkup information, e.g., unavailability of electronic data relating to the checkup (n = 352).
