Does a 3-day workshop for family medicine trainees improve preventive care? A randomized control trial

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 741-747

  Ward, Jeanette ^b   Sanson Fisher, Rob ^a  

^a Hunter Centre for Health Advancement   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL SYDNEY AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

cervical smears; disease prevention; family medicine; randomized controlled trial; smoking cessation advice

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING CESSATION; WORKSHOP;

EID: 0010577420     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.1996.0114     Document Type: Article

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