Randomised controlled trial of reminders to enhance the impact of audit in general practice on management of patients who use benzodiazepines

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 14-18

  Baker, Richard ^a   Farooqi, Azhar ^b   Tait, Clare ^a   Walsh, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Randomised controlled trial; Reminders

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMINDER SYSTEM; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; DRUG UTILIZATION; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; REMINDER SYSTEMS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0031086026     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.6.1.14     Document Type: Article

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