Do local opinion leaders augment hospital quality improvement efforts? A randomized trial to promote adherence to unstable angina guidelines.

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Published in Med Care on March 01, 2003

Authors

Eta S Berner1, C Suzanne Baker, Ellen Funkhouser, Gustavo R Heudebert, Jeroan J Allison, Crayton A Fargason, Qing Li, Sharina D Person, Catarina I Kiefe

Author Affiliations

1: Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Education, School of Health Related Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294, USA. eberner@uab.edu

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