What do we know about how to do audit and feedback? Pitfalls in applying evidence from a systematic review.

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Published in BMC Health Serv Res on July 13, 2005

Authors

R Foy1, M P Eccles, G Jamtvedt, J Young, J M Grimshaw, R Baker

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Health Services Research, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. r.c.foy@ncl.ac.uk

Associated clinical trials:

Local Participatory Systems Dynamics to Increase Reach of Evidence Based Addiction and Mental Health Care | NCT04356274

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