Predictors of US medical students' prevention counseling practices

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 76-81

  Frank, Erica ^a   Carrera, Jennifer S ^a   Elon, Lisa ^b   Hertzberg, Vicki S ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health practices; Medical school; Medical student; Patient counseling; Physician; Preventive Medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COUNSELING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; TRAINING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COUNSELING; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846167087     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.07.018     Document Type: Article

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