| Reviews Addressing This Intervention |
Quality Assessment Tool:
AMSTAR Score (of 11 points) |
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Beney J, Bero LA, Bond C.
Expanding the roles of outpatient pharmacists: effects on health service utilisation, costs, and patient outcomes.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
2000 (3):CD000336.
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9 (High) |
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Gould DJ, Drey NS, Moralejo D, Grimshaw J, Chudleigh J.
Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care.
Journal of Hospital Infection
2007 68 (3):193-202.
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9 (High) |
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Farmer AP, Légaré F, Turcot L, Grimshaw J, Harvey E, McGowan JL, Wolf F.
Printed educational materials: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
2008 16 (3):CD004398.
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8 (High) |
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Faulkner A, Mills N, Baxter K, Kinnersley P, Peters TJ, Sharp D.
A systematic review of the effect of primary care-based service innovations on quality and patterns of referral to specialist secondary care.
British Journal of General Practice
2003 53 (496):878-884.
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8 (High) |
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Forsetlund L, Bjørndal A, Rashidian A, Jamtvedt G, O'Brien MA, Wolf F, Davis D, Odgaard-Jensen J, Oxman AD.
Continuing education meetings and workshops: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
2009 15 (2):CD003030.
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8 (High) |
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Jamtvedt G, Kristoffersen DT, O'Brien MA, Oxman AD.
Audit and feedback: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
2006 (2):CD000259.
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8 (High) |
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Lewin SA, Skea ZC, Entwistle V, Zwarenstein M, Dick J.
Interventions for providers to promote a patient-centered approach in clinical consultations.
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
2001 (4):CD003267.
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8 (High) |
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McKinstry B, Ashcroft RE, Car J, Freeman GK, Sheikh A.
Interventions for improving patients' trust in doctors and groups of doctors.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
2008 (3):CD004134.
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8 (High) |
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O'Brien MA, Freemantle N, Oxman AD, Wolf F, Davis DA, Herrin J.
Continuing education meetings and workshops: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
2001 (1):CD003030.
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8 (High) |
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Reeves S, Zwarenstein M, Goldman J, Barr H, Freeth D, Hammick M, Koppel I.
Interprofessional education: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
2008 (1)
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8 (High) |
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Smith SM, Allwright S, O'Dowd T.
Effectiveness of shared care across the interface between primary and specialty care in chronic disease management.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
2007 (3):CD004910.
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8 (High) |
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Thomas L, Cullum N, McColl E, Rousseau N, Soutter J, Steen N.
Guidelines in professions allied to medicine.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
2000 (1):CD000349.
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8 (High) |
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Akbari A, Mayhew A, Al-Alawi MA, Grimshaw J, Winkens R, Glidewell E, Pritchard C, Thomas R, Fraser C.
Interventions to improve outpatient referrals from primary care to secondary care.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
2008 8 (4):CD005471.
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7 (Medium) |
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Arnold SR, Straus SE.
Interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices in ambulatory care.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
2005 (4):CD003539.
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7 (Medium) |
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de Belvis AG, Pelone F, Biasco A, Ricciardi W, Volpe M.
Can primary care professionals' adherence to Evidence Based Medicine tools improve quality of care in Type 2 diabetes mellitus? A systematic review.
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
2009 85 (2):119-131.
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7 (Medium) |
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Grimshaw JM, Thomas RE, MacLennan G, Fraser C, Ramsay CR, Vale L, Whitty P, Eccles MP, Matowe L, Shirran L, Wensing M, Dijkstra R, Donaldson C.
Effectiveness and efficiency of guideline dissemination and implementation strategies.
2004 8 (6):iii-72.
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7 (Medium) |
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Lancaster T, Silagy C, Fowler G.
Training health professionals in smoking cessation.
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
2000 (3):CD000214.
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7 (Medium) |
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Marinopoulos SS, Dorman T, Ratanawongsa N, Wilson LM, Ashar BH, Magaziner JL, Miller RG, Thomas PA, Prokopowicz GP, Qayyum R, Bass EB.
Effectiveness of continuing medical education.
Evidence Report — Technology Assessment (Full Rep)
2007 (149):1-69.
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7 (Medium) |
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Nishtala PS, McLachlan AJ, Bell JS, Chen TF.
Psychotropic prescribing in long-term care facilities: impact of medication reviews and educational interventions.
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
2008 16 (8):621-632.
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7 (Medium) |
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Parkes J, Hyde C, Deeks J, Milne R.
Teaching critical appraisal skills in health care settings.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
2001 (3):CD001270.
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7 (Medium) |
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Ross S, Loke YK.
Do educational interventions improve prescribing by medical students and junior doctors? A systematic review.
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
2009 67 (6):662-670.
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7 (Medium) |
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Smith SM, Allwright S, O'Dowd T.
Does sharing care across the primary-specialty interface improve outcomes in chronic disease? A systematic review.
American Journal of Managed Care
2008 14 (4):213-224.
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7 (Medium) |
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Smolders M, Laurant M, Roberge P, van Balkom A, van Rijswijk E, Bower P, Grol R.
Knowledge transfer and improvement of primary and ambulatory care for patients with anxiety.
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
2008 53 (5):277-293.
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7 (Medium) |
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Sturm LP, Windsor JA, Cosman PH, Cregan P, Hewett PJ, Maddern GJ.
A systematic review of skills transfer after surgical simulation training.
Annals of Surgery
2008 248 (2):166-179.
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7 (Medium) |
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van der Wees PJ, Jamtvedt G, Rebbeck T, de Bie RA, Dekker J, Hendriks EJ.
Multifaceted strategies may increase implementation of physiotherapy clinical guidelines: a systematic review.
Australian Journal of Physiotherapy
2008 54 (4):233-241.
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7 (Medium) |
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Bravata DM, Gienger AL, Holty JE, Sundaram V, Khazeni N, Wise PH, McDonald KM, Owens DK.
Quality improvement strategies for children with asthma: a systematic review.
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
2009 163 (6):572-581.
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6 (Medium) |
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Cook DA, Levinson AJ, Garside S, Dupras DM, Erwin PJ, Montori VM.
Internet-based learning in the health professions: A meta-analysis.
Journal of the American Medical Association
2008 300 (10):1181-1196.
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6 (Medium) |
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Flores-Mateo G, Argimon JM.
Evidence based practice in postgraduate healthcare education: a systematic review.
BMC Health Services Research
2007 7 (119):1-8.
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6 (Medium) |
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Gilbody S, Whitty P, Grimshaw J, Thomas R.
Educational and organisational interventions to improve the management of depression in primary care. A systematic review.
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
2003 289 (23):3145-3151.
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6 (Medium) |
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Ouwens M, Hulscher M, Hermens R, Faber M, Marres H, Wollersheim H, Grol R.
Implementation of integrated care for patients with cancer: A systematic review of interventions and effects.
International Journal for Quality in Health Care
2009 21 (2):137-144.
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6 (Medium) |
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Ranji SR, Steinman MA, Shojania KG, Gonzales R.
Interventions to reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescribing: a systematic review and quantitative analysis.
Medical Care
2008 46 (8):847-862.
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6 (Medium) |
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Smith LA, Jones C, Meek S, Webster J.
Review: Provider practice and user behavior interventions to improve prompt and effective treatment of malaria: do we know what works?.
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2009 80 (3):326-335.
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6 (Medium) |
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Beach MC, Gary TL, Price EG, Robinson K, Gozu A, Palacio A, Smarth C.
Improving health care quality for racial/ethnic minorities: a systematic review of the best evidence regarding provider and organisation interventions.
BMC Public Health
2006 6 (104):1-11.
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5 (Medium) |
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Chakraborti C, Boonyasai RT, Wright SM, Kern DE.
A systematic review of teamwork training interventions in medical student and resident education.
Journal of General Internal Medicine
2008 23 (6):846-853.
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5 (Medium) |
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Cortoos PJ, Simoens S, Peetermans W, Willems L, Laekeman G.
Implementing a hospital guideline on pneumonia: a semi-quantitative review.
International Journal for Quality in Health Care
2007 19 (6):358-367.
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5 (Medium) |
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Gyorkos TW, Tannenbaum TN, Abrahamowicz M, Bédard L, Carsley J, Franco ED, Delage G, Miller MA, Lamping DL, Grover SA.
Evaluation of the effectiveness of immunization delivery methods.
Canadian Journal of Public Health
1994 85 (Suppl. 1):S14-S30.
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5 (Medium) |
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Hakkennes S, Dodd K.
Guideline implementation in allied health professions: a systematic review of the literature.
Quality and Safety in Health Care
2008 17 (4):296-300.
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5 (Medium) |
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Redfern J, McKevitt C, Wolfe CD.
Development of complex interventions in stroke care: a systematic review.
Stroke
2006 37 (9):2410-2419.
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5 (Medium) |
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Safdar N, Abad C.
Educational interventions for prevention of healthcare-associated infection: a systematic review.
Critical Care Medicine
2008 36 (3):933-940.
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5 (Medium) |
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Solomon DH, Hashimoto H, Daltroy L, Liang MH.
Techniques to improve physicians' use of diagnostic tests: a new conceptual framework.
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
1998 280 (23):2020-2027.
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5 (Medium) |
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Steinman MA, Ranji SR, Shojania KG, Gonzales R.
Improving antibiotic selection: a systematic review and quantitative analysis of quality improvement strategies.
2006 44 (7):617-628.
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5 (Medium) |
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Wilson K, MacDougall L, Fergusson D, Graham I, Tinmouth A, Hebert PC.
The effectiveness of interventions to reduce physician's levels of inappropriate transfusion: what can be learned from a systematic review of the literature.
Transfusion
2002 42 (9):1224-1229.
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5 (Medium) |
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Beaudry JS.
The effectiveness of continuing medical education: a quantitative synthesis.
Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions
1989 9 :285-307.
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4 (Medium) |
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Bertram DA, Brooks-Bertram PA.
The evaluation of continuing medical education: a literature review.
Health Education Monographs
1977 5 (4):330-353.
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4 (Medium) |
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Bloomfield JG, While AE, Roberts JD.
Using computer assisted learning for clinical skills education in nursing: integrative review.
Journal of Advanced Nursing
2008 63 (3):222-235.
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4 (Medium) |
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Chaillet N, Dubé E, Dugas M, Audibert F, Tourigny C, Fraser WD, Dumont A.
Evidence-based strategies for implementing guidelines in obstetrics: a systematic review.
Obstetrics and Gynecology
2006 108 (5):1234-1245.
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4 (Medium) |
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Figueiras A, Sastre I, Gestal-Otero JJ.
Effectiveness of educational interventions on the improvement of drug prescription in primary care: a critical literature review.
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
2001 7 (2):223-241.
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4 (Medium) |
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Fish A, Watson MC, Bond CM.
Practice-based pharmaceutical services: A systematic review.
International Journal of Pharmacy Practice
2002 10 (4):225-233.
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4 (Medium) |
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Hammick M, Freeth D, Koppel I, Reeves S, Barr H.
A best evidence systematic review of interprofessional education: BEME Guide no. 9.
Medical Teacher
2007 29 (8):735-751.
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4 (Medium) |
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Ioannidis JP, Lau J.
Evidence on interventions to reduce medical errors: an overview and recommendations for future research.
Journal of General Internal Medicine
2001 16 (5):325-334.
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4 (Medium) |
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Irajpour A, Norman I, Griffiths P.
Interprofessional education to improve pain management.
British Journal of Community Nursing
2006 11 (1):29-32.
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4 (Medium) |
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Lam-Antoniades M, Ratnapalan S, Tait G.
Electronic continuing education in the health professions: an update on evidence from RCTs.
Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions
2009 29 (1):44-51.
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4 (Medium) |
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Naikoba S, Hayward A.
The effectiveness of interventions aimed at increasing handwashing in healthcare workers — a systematic review.
Journal of Hospital Infection
2001 47 (3):173-180.
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4 (Medium) |
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Reeves S.
A systematic review of the effects of interprofessional education on staff involved in the care of adults with mental health problems.
Journal of Psychiatry and Mental Health Nursing
2001 8 (6):533-542.
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4 (Medium) |
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Schouten LMT, Hulscher MEJL, Van Everdingen JJE, Huijsman R, Grol RPTM.
Evidence for the impact of quality improvement collaboratives: Systematic review.
British Medical Journal
2008 336 (7659):1491-1494.
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4 (Medium) |
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Smits FT, Wittkampf KA, Schene AH, Bindels PJ, van Weert HC.
Interventions on frequent attenders in primary care: a systematic literature review.
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
2008 26 (2):111-116.
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4 (Medium) |
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Smits PBA, Verbeek JHAM, de Buisonjé CD.
Problem based learning in continuing medical education: a review of controlled evaluation studies.
British Medical Journal
2002 324 (7330):153-156.
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4 (Medium) |
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van Steenkiste B, Grol R, van der Weijden T.
Systematic review of implementation strategies for risk tables in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
Vascular Health and Risk Management
2008 4 (3):535-545.
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4 (Medium) |
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Wensing M, Grol R.
Single and combined strategies for implementing changes in primary care: a literature review.
International Journal for Quality in Health Care
1994 6 (2):115-132.
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4 (Medium) |
