Local opinion leaders: Effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2019, Issue 6, 2019, Pages

  Flodgren, Gerd ^a   O’brien, Mary Ann ^b   Parmelli, Elena ^c   Grimshaw, Jeremy M ^d  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Italy)

^d OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LOCAL OPINION LEADER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL PRACTICE;

ATTITUDE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 85067878755     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000125.pub5     Document Type: Review

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