Effect of interactive group discussion among physicians to promote rational prescribing

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 408-415

  Garjani, A ^a   Salimnejad, M ^a   Shamsmohamadi, M ^a   Baghchevan, V ^a   Vahidi, R G ^b   Maleki Dijazi, N ^a   Rezazadeh, H ^a  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; PENICILLIN G;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; INTERACTIVE GROUP DISCUSSION; INTERVENTION STUDY; IRAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; SCORING SYSTEM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; IRAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 68249155537     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2009.15.2.408     Document Type: Article

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