Why most interventions to improve physician prescribing do not seem to work

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. 2003 Jul 8;169(1):30-1.

Why most interventions to improve physician prescribing do not seem to work

Sumit R Majumdar¹, Stephen B Soumerai

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¹ Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Walter Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, Edmonton, Alta. me2.majumdar@ualberta.ca

PMID: 12847036
PMCID: PMC164939

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Why most interventions to improve physician prescribing do not seem to work

Sumit R Majumdar et al. CMAJ. 2003.

. 2003 Jul 8;169(1):30-1.

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Sumit R Majumdar¹, Stephen B Soumerai

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¹ Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Walter Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, Edmonton, Alta. me2.majumdar@ualberta.ca

PMID: 12847036
PMCID: PMC164939

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1. Gurwitz JH, Rochon P. Improving the quality of medication use in elderly patients. Arch Intern Med 2002;162:1670-3. - PubMed
1. Lipton HL, Byrns PJ, Soumerai SB, Chrischilles EA. Pharmacists as agents of change for rational drug therapy. Int J Technol Assess Health Care 1995;11:485-508. - PubMed
1. Allard J, Hebert R, Rioux M, Asselin J, Voyer L. Efficacy of a clinical medication review on the number of potentially inappropriate prescriptions for community dwelling elderly people. CMAJ 2001;164(9):1291-6. - PMC - PubMed
1. Krska J, Cromarty JA, Arris F, Jamieson D, Hansford D, Duffus PR, et al. Pharmacist-led medication review in patients over 65: a randomized, controlled trial in primary care. Age Ageing 2001;30:205-11. - PubMed
1. Soumerai SB, Majumdar SR, Lipton HL. Evaluating and improving physician prescribing. In: Strom B, editor. Pharmacoepidemiology. 3rd ed. Toronto: John Wiley and Sons; 2000. p. 483-503.

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[1] Gurwitz JH, Rochon P. Improving the quality of medication use in elderly patients. Arch Intern Med 2002;162:1670-3. - PubMed

[2] Gurwitz JH, Rochon P. Improving the quality of medication use in elderly patients. Arch Intern Med 2002;162:1670-3. - PubMed

[3] Lipton HL, Byrns PJ, Soumerai SB, Chrischilles EA. Pharmacists as agents of change for rational drug therapy. Int J Technol Assess Health Care 1995;11:485-508. - PubMed

[4] Lipton HL, Byrns PJ, Soumerai SB, Chrischilles EA. Pharmacists as agents of change for rational drug therapy. Int J Technol Assess Health Care 1995;11:485-508. - PubMed

[5] Allard J, Hebert R, Rioux M, Asselin J, Voyer L. Efficacy of a clinical medication review on the number of potentially inappropriate prescriptions for community dwelling elderly people. CMAJ 2001;164(9):1291-6. - PMC - PubMed

[6] Allard J, Hebert R, Rioux M, Asselin J, Voyer L. Efficacy of a clinical medication review on the number of potentially inappropriate prescriptions for community dwelling elderly people. CMAJ 2001;164(9):1291-6. - PMC - PubMed

[7] Krska J, Cromarty JA, Arris F, Jamieson D, Hansford D, Duffus PR, et al. Pharmacist-led medication review in patients over 65: a randomized, controlled trial in primary care. Age Ageing 2001;30:205-11. - PubMed

[8] Krska J, Cromarty JA, Arris F, Jamieson D, Hansford D, Duffus PR, et al. Pharmacist-led medication review in patients over 65: a randomized, controlled trial in primary care. Age Ageing 2001;30:205-11. - PubMed

[9] Soumerai SB, Majumdar SR, Lipton HL. Evaluating and improving physician prescribing. In: Strom B, editor. Pharmacoepidemiology. 3rd ed. Toronto: John Wiley and Sons; 2000. p. 483-503.

[10] Soumerai SB, Majumdar SR, Lipton HL. Evaluating and improving physician prescribing. In: Strom B, editor. Pharmacoepidemiology. 3rd ed. Toronto: John Wiley and Sons; 2000. p. 483-503.

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