Effectiveness of academic detailing to optimize medication prescribing behaviour of family physicians

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 511-529

  Chhina, Harpreet ^a,b   Bhole, Vidula M ^a,c   Goldsmith, Charles ^a,d   Hall, Wendy ^b   Kaczorowski, Janusz ^e   Lacaille, Diane ^a,b  

^a ARTHRITIS RESEARCH CENTRE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Epi Solutions Consultancy Services   (India)

^d SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACECLOFENAC; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CEFACLOR; CEFALEXIN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DICLOFENAC; DIURETIC AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; MELOXICAM; METRONIDAZOLE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OMEPRAZOLE; PARACETAMOL; PIROXICAM; ROXITHROMYCIN; STEROID; TENOXICAM; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ACADEMIC DETAILING; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DRUG USE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSOMNIA; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OTITIS MEDIA; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84884558434     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14821826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18433/j3kk6c     Document Type: Article

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