Improving prescribing practices in primary care. A randomised trial and economic analysis of a multicomponent intervention showed small, but important, gains.
Del Mar
Chris
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Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. cdelmar@bond.edu.au
D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D016527:Drug Costs; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D009664:Norway; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011320:Primary Health Care; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D017010:Reminder Systems; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors
D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents