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    JAMA. 1984 Nov 23-30;252(20):2846-8.

    Do physicians preach what they practice? A study of physicians' health habits and counseling practices.

    Abstract

    We examined the relation of physicians' clinical specialty, personal health habits, and health-related beliefs to their practices in counseling about smoking, weight, exercise, and alcohol. We surveyed a random sample of members of a county medical society in selected specialties. Physicians with better personal health habits and more positive attitudes toward counseling counsel a broader range of patients and counsel more aggressively. Surgeons counsel less than nonsurgeons, even after controlling for differences in health-related attitudes and personal habits.

    PMID:
    6492364
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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