Educational outreach (academic detailing) regarding osteoporosis in primary care

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 843-850

  Polinski, Jennifer M ^a   Brookhart, M Alan ^a   Katz, Jeffrey N ^a   Arnold, Marilyn ^b   Kristeller, Judy ^c   Trombetta, Dominick ^c   Tadduni, Mary Elizabeth Doyle ^a   Golomb, Mary Jean ^a   Solomon, Daniel H ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c WILKES UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic detailing; Educational outreach; Osteoporosis; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PENNSYLVANIA; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 30344461875     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1120     Document Type: Article

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