Randomised controlled trial of effect of feedback on general practitioners' prescribing in Australia

British Medical Journal

Volumn 318, Issue 7182, 1999, Pages 507-511

  O'Connell, Dianne L ^a   Henry, David ^b   Tomlins, Ron ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033585854     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.318.7182.507     Document Type: Article

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