Wbhile belatedly catching up on the plethora of litera-ture, I read" Preventive practice among
primary care physicians in British Columbia: relation to recommendations of the Canadian …

Five years ago the Canadian Medi-cal Association Journal'and L'Union medicale du
Canada2 published the report of the Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Exam …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the relation between physician, training and practice
characteristics and the provision of preventive care as described in the guidelines of the …

T wo approaches to preventive health care are often presented as being competitive rather
than complementary. One, based on a public and community health model, develops …

The concept of prevention in medicine dates to antiquity. In the 2nd century AD, Galen wrote
that" since, both in importance and time, health precedes disease, so we ought to consider …

Last November the Canadian Medical Association Journal published an abridged version of
the report of the Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination. The task force …

In this paper we bring together recommendations from three expert sources for preventive
care by periodic health examination of adults. We compare these recommendations with …

T his is the fourth report of the Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination,
whose continuing mandate is to evaluate the scientific evidence on the effectiveness of …

A routine visit to a physician's office generally is composed of the reason for the visit;
attention to ongoing medical problems; and preventive medicine considerations. A separate …

The Periodic Health Examination Page 1 Clinical Review The Periodic Health Examination
RALPH D. CALDRONEY University q{Kentucky High-tech, high-cost medicine has spurred …