Physician preventive care philosophy and the five year durability of a preventive services office system

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1073-1081

  Rebelsky, Michelle S ^a   Sox, Carol Hill ^b   Dietrich, Allen J ^b   Schwab, Brenda R ^b   Labaree, Christine E ^b   Brown McKinney, Nancy ^b  

^a Maine Dartmouth Family Practice Residency   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer prevention and early detection; Durability; Interviews semi structured; Physicians' practice patterns; Preventive health services; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 0030271370     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(96)00025-1     Document Type: Article

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