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Investigating the role of the general practitioner in cancer prevention: a mixed methods study

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Title
Investigating the role of the general practitioner in cancer prevention: a mixed methods study
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BMC Primary Care, May 2013
DOI 10.1186/1471-2296-14-58
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Sonja McIlfatrick, Sinead Keeney, Hugh McKenna, Nigel McCarley, Gerry McElwee

Abstract

Despite evidence of the effectiveness of cancer preventive services and the increasing development of guidelines, actual rates of delivery of cancer prevention activities remain low. Due to their frequent front-line contact with the public, family physicians (GPs) have the potential to play an important role in the primary prevention of cancer. However, there is a lack of information about their actual role in cancer prevention. The aim of this study was to investigate the actual and potential roles of general practitioners (GP) in the prevention of cancer.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 1%
Spain 1 1%
Unknown 67 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 13 19%
Student > Ph. D. Student 8 12%
Student > Bachelor 7 10%
Student > Master 6 9%
Other 5 7%
Other 11 16%
Unknown 19 28%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 20 29%
Nursing and Health Professions 4 6%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 6%
Psychology 4 6%
Social Sciences 3 4%
Other 14 20%
Unknown 20 29%
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#20,656,820
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#1,954
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#156,166
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#31
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