Physician, Heal Thyself?
Archives of Internal MedicinePublished 27 November 2000
Cary P. Gross, Lucy A. Mead, Daniel E. Ford, Michael J. Klag
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Not having an RSOC in 1991 predicted not being screened for breast, colon, and prostate cancer, as well as not receiving an influenza vaccine at 6 years of follow-up, which was significantly associated with failure to use preventive services several years later.
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A large percentage of physicians in our sample had no RSOC, and this was associated with both medical specialty and beliefs about control of health outcomes. Not having an RSOC was significantly associated with failure to use preventive services several years later. Arch Intern Med. 2000;160:3209-3214.
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