Physicians' beliefs about the importance of 25 health promoting behaviors

J. Sobal; C. M. Valente; H. L. Muncie; D. M. Levine; B. R. Deforge

doi:10.2105/AJPH.75.12.1427

Physicians' beliefs about the importance of 25 health promoting behaviors

J. Sobal, C. M. Valente, H. L. Muncie, D. M. Levine, B. R. Deforge

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A mail survey of 1,040 primary care physicians in Maryland examined their beliefs about the importance of 25 behaviors for promoting the health of the average person. Physician consensus existed across specialties in rating most health behaviors as very important and few as very unimportant. Eliminating smoking was most important and taking vitamin supplements least important.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1427-1428
Number of pages	2
Journal	American journal of public health
Volume	75
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.75.12.1427
State	Published - 1985
Externally published	Yes

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