The diluting effect of medical work groups on feedback efficacy in changing physician's practice

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 367-382

  Sicotte, Claude ^a   Pineault, Raynald ^a   Tilquin, Charles ^a   Contandriopoulos, André Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Feedback; Medical work groups; Physician practice variations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; COST CONTROL; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MICE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUEBEC; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0030055637     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01904763     Document Type: Article

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