Transfer of preventive health programs to physicians' practices through medical organizations

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-30

  Epps, Rosclyn P ^a   Manley, Marc W ^a   Husten, Corinne G ^a   Houston, Thomas P ^b   Martin, L Robert ^c   Glynn, Thomas J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^c American Cancer Society   (United States)

Author keywords

Information dissemination; Medical research; Preventive medicine; Training of trainers; Training,education,medical,continuing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SMOKING CESSATION;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; GUIDELINES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031911284     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(97)00011-1     Document Type: Article

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