Promoting healthy behaviours – Do we need to practice what we preach?

London Journal of Primary Care

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 112-114

  While, Alison E ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Behaviour change; Doctors; Health behaviours; Nurses; Obesity; Physical activity; Public health; Smoking

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STAFF;

EID: 84955267197     PISSN: 17571472     EISSN: 17571480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17571472.2015.1113716     Document Type: Article

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