Why can't we educate doctors to practice preventive medicine?

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-65

  Cimino, Joseph A ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 0029880515     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.1996.0022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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