Randomised controlled trial of educational package on management of menorrhagia in primary care: The Anglia menorrhagia education study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 318, Issue 7193, 1999, Pages 1246-1250

  Fender, Guy R K ^a   Prentice, Andrew ^a   Gorst, Tess ^a   Nixon, Richard M ^b   Duffy, Stephen W ^b   Day, Nicholas E ^b   Smith, Stephen K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NORETHISTERONE; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENORRHAGIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0033535819     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.318.7193.1246     Document Type: Article

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