Explaining the de-prioritization of primary prevention: Physicians' perceptions of their role in the delivery of primary care

BMC Public Health

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-6

  Mirand, Amy L ^a   Beehler, Gregory P ^b   Kuo, Christina L ^c   Mahoney, Martin C ^a,c  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MODEL; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 3042663537     PISSN: 14712458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-15     Document Type: Article

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