Representativeness of PBRN physician practice patterns and related beliefs: The case of the AAFP National Research Network

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 547-554

  Galliher, James M ^a,b,c   Bonham, Aaron J ^d   Dickinson, L Miriam ^a,c   Staton, Elizabeth W ^a,c   Pace, Wilson D ^a,c  

^a AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalizability of study results; PBRNs; Practice based research networks; Representativeness; Research methods; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FAMILY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARYNGITIS; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE BASED RESEARCH NETWORK; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 71649113428     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1015     Document Type: Article

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