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. 1992 Feb;38:336–339.

Health Promotion

Whose job is it?

Ron Wilson
PMCID: PMC2145444  PMID: 21221259

Abstract

How physicians address issues of disease prevention and health promotion is discussed and current standards of screening for disease and counseling practices are reviewed. Collaboration among all health professionals is necessary if preventive medicine is to be effective.

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