Primary care physicians practicing preventive medicine in the outpatient setting
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Primary Care Physicians Practicing Preventive Medicine in the Outpatient Setting.
BACKGROUND Preventive care is an important part of primary care medicine, yet much variation in its practice exists. The aim of this study is to assess physicians' perspectives of practicing preventive medicine and evaluate which topics are deemed most important. METHODS All primary care medicine providers at two separate academic medical centers (Mayo Clinic, MN and Mayo Clinic, FL) were sur...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Preventive Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2008-7802
DOI: 10.4103/2008-7802.173795