Health practices of Canadian physicians

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Frank, Erica ^a   Segura, Carolina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EXERCISE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GENERAL CONDITION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HEALTH; NUTRITION; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SCREENING TEST; SMOKING; VEGETABLE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BODY MASS INDEX; CANADA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 70349264330     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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