Changing the clinical behavior of doctors: a psychological framework.
BMJ Quality & SafetyPublished 1 March 1996Open access
Noelle Robertson, Richard Baker, Hilary Hearnshaw
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An ideal model or framework of methods for changing the clinical behaviour of doctors would indicate what obstacles to change might be encountered in different circumstances and which change strategies would then be most appropriate.
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Health ProfessionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
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