A controlled evaluation of a national continuing medical education programme designed to improve family physicians' implementation of diabetes- specific clinical practice guidelines

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 964-969

  Gerstein, H C ^a,e   Reddy, S S K ^b   Dawson, K G ^c   Yale, J F ^d   Shannon, S ^a   Norman, G ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e Department of Medicine ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical practice guidelines; Continuing medical education; Diabetes mellitus; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

CANADA; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0032706734     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-5491.1999.00159.x     Document Type: Article

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