Can rational prescribing be improved by an outcome-based educational approach? A randomized trial completed in Iran

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-18

  Esmaily, Hamideh M ^a,b,c   Silver, Ivan ^d   Shiva, Shadi ^c   Gargani, Alireza ^c   Maleki Dizaji, Nasrin ^c   Al Maniri, Abdullah ^e   Wahlstrom, Rolf ^a,f  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Educational Development Center (EDC)   (Sweden)

^c TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^f UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behavior change; Continuing medical education; Intervention; Iran; Outcome based education; Performance; Primary care; Randomized controlled trial; Rational prescribing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954138394     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.20051     Document Type: Article

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