An ounce of prevention: A pound of cure for an ailing health care system;Une once de prévention: Prescription pour un système de santé en difficulté

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Genuis, Stephen J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; NOTE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CANADA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE;

EID: 34247474870     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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