Attitudes of Japanese primary care physicians toward publicly endorsed periodic health examinations: A cross sectional survey

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 258-262

  Miyazaki, Kei ^a   Sato, Juichi ^a   Mukohara, Kei ^b   Kitamura, Kazuya ^c   Saito, Sayaka ^d   Ban, Nobutaro ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Kawasaki Saiwai Hospital   (Japan)

^c Kachigawa Family Clinic   (Japan)

^d Ushioda General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Annual physical examination; Health personnel attitude; Physician's practice patterns

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 40449117477     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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