Assessing the long-term effect of educational reminder messages on primary care radiology referrals.

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Published in Clin Radiol on April 01, 2003

Authors

C R Ramsay1, M Eccles, J M Grimshaw, N Steen

Author Affiliations

1: Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, UK. c.r.ramsay@abdn.ac.uk

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