Screening recommendations in general practice: A survey of graduates from different medical schools

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 14-17

  Rolfe, Isobel E ^a   Pearson, Sallie Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; DEMOGRAPHY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0030038775     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb124810.x     Document Type: Article

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