Changing prescribing behaviours with educational outreach: an overview of evidence and practice
Abstract Background General practitioners (GPs), or family practitioners, are tasked with prescribing medications that can be harmful to the community if they are inappropriately prescribed or used (e.g. opioids). Educational programs, such as educational outreach (EO), are designed to change the be...
Main Authors: | Breanne E. Kunstler, Alyse Lennox, Peter Bragge |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-08-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Education |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12909-019-1735-3 |
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