Doctors do not adequately look after their own physical health

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 181, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 368-370

  Kay, Margaret P ^a   Mitchell, Geoffrey K ^a   Del Mar, Christopher B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; TETANUS TOXOID;

CANCER SCREENING; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW; TETANUS; VACCINATION;

EID: 5044243035     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06329.x     Document Type: Review

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