Journal of public health medicine
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J Public Health Med · Jun 2001
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialIs untargeted outreach visiting in primary care effective? A pragmatic randomized controlled trial.
There is increasing evidence that clinical guidelines can lead to improvements in clinical care. However, they are not self-implementing. Outreach visits may improve prescribing behaviour. ⋯ The routine use of untargeted outreach visiting is probably not a worthwhile strategy.