Efficacy of educational interventions targeting primary care providers' practice behaviors: An overview of published systematic reviews

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 164-172

  Sohn, Woosung ^a   Ismail, Amid I ^b   Tellez, Marisol ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational intervention; Oral health screening; Primary care providers; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SCREENING; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 4444353650     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2004.tb02747.x     Document Type: Review

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