Medical licensing examinations in both Sweden and the US favor pharmacology over lifestyle
Low priority of disease prevention and health promotion in medical education may contribute to lack of lifestyle-counseling in clinical practice. Pharmacology-related knowledge is valued 5 times higher compared to lifestyle-related knowledge in examinations on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in unde...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-09-01
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Series: | Preventive Medicine Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335521001431 |