Barriers and strategies to influencing physician behavior

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-7

  Bain, Kevin T ^a  

^a excelleRx Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846025979     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860606296147     Document Type: Editorial

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