Changing provider behavior: An overview of systematic reviews of interventions

Medical Care

Volumn 39, Issue 8 SUPPL. 2, 2001, Pages

  Grimshaw, Jeremy M ^a   Shirran, Liz ^a   Thomas, Ruth ^a   Mowatt, Graham ^a   Fraser, Cynthia ^a   Bero, Lisa ^b   Grilli, Roberto ^c   Harvey, Emma ^d   Oxman, Andy ^e   O'Brien, Mary Ann ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Agenzia Sanitaria Regionale   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^f Supportive Cancer Care Research Unit   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continuing medical education; Guidelines; Provider behavior change; Quality assurance; Systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PEER REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESEARCH; STANDARD;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PEER REVIEW, HEALTH CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH;

EID: 0035431486     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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