ConclusionThe study results confirm an inverse association between the level of education and the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors. Public health studies and interventions are needed to understand this association and develop interventions targeted at the population that is at greatest risk.

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The attachment of the population to nursing clinics would favour the extension of care, the commitment to the population and the real delivery of services, as well as professional autonomy and recognition.

The prognostic judgement of the general doctor behaved as a predictor of mortality, and may be an indirect indicator of his/her capacity to foresee the need for health services.