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Prescribing and testing by primary care providers to assess adherence to the Choosing Wisely Canada recommendations: a retrospective cohort study

Alexander Singer, Leanne Kosowan, Alan Katz, Kheira Jolin-Dahel, Karen Appel and Lisa M. Lix
December 10, 2018 6 (4) E603-E610; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20180053
Alexander Singer
Departments of Family Medicine (Singer, Kosowan, Katz, Jolin-Dahel, Appel) and Community Health Sciences (Katz, Lix), Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba; Manitoba Primary Care Research Network (Singer); Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (Katz), Winnipeg, Man.; Centre Medical Seine (Jolin-Dahel), Ste. Anne, Man.; Seven Oaks Hospital (Appel), Winnipeg, Man.
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Leanne Kosowan
Departments of Family Medicine (Singer, Kosowan, Katz, Jolin-Dahel, Appel) and Community Health Sciences (Katz, Lix), Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba; Manitoba Primary Care Research Network (Singer); Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (Katz), Winnipeg, Man.; Centre Medical Seine (Jolin-Dahel), Ste. Anne, Man.; Seven Oaks Hospital (Appel), Winnipeg, Man.
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Alan Katz
Departments of Family Medicine (Singer, Kosowan, Katz, Jolin-Dahel, Appel) and Community Health Sciences (Katz, Lix), Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba; Manitoba Primary Care Research Network (Singer); Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (Katz), Winnipeg, Man.; Centre Medical Seine (Jolin-Dahel), Ste. Anne, Man.; Seven Oaks Hospital (Appel), Winnipeg, Man.
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Kheira Jolin-Dahel
Departments of Family Medicine (Singer, Kosowan, Katz, Jolin-Dahel, Appel) and Community Health Sciences (Katz, Lix), Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba; Manitoba Primary Care Research Network (Singer); Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (Katz), Winnipeg, Man.; Centre Medical Seine (Jolin-Dahel), Ste. Anne, Man.; Seven Oaks Hospital (Appel), Winnipeg, Man.
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Karen Appel
Departments of Family Medicine (Singer, Kosowan, Katz, Jolin-Dahel, Appel) and Community Health Sciences (Katz, Lix), Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba; Manitoba Primary Care Research Network (Singer); Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (Katz), Winnipeg, Man.; Centre Medical Seine (Jolin-Dahel), Ste. Anne, Man.; Seven Oaks Hospital (Appel), Winnipeg, Man.
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Lisa M. Lix
Departments of Family Medicine (Singer, Kosowan, Katz, Jolin-Dahel, Appel) and Community Health Sciences (Katz, Lix), Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba; Manitoba Primary Care Research Network (Singer); Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (Katz), Winnipeg, Man.; Centre Medical Seine (Jolin-Dahel), Ste. Anne, Man.; Seven Oaks Hospital (Appel), Winnipeg, Man.
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vol. 6 no. 4 E603-E610
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20180053
PubMed 
30530720
History 
  • Published online December 10, 2018.
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  1. Alexander Singer, MB BAO BCh,
  2. Leanne Kosowan, MSc,
  3. Alan Katz, MB ChB MSc,
  4. Kheira Jolin-Dahel, MSc MD,
  5. Karen Appel, MD,
  6. Lisa M. Lix, PhD
  1. Departments of Family Medicine (Singer, Kosowan, Katz, Jolin-Dahel, Appel) and Community Health Sciences (Katz, Lix), Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba; Manitoba Primary Care Research Network (Singer); Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (Katz), Winnipeg, Man.; Centre Medical Seine (Jolin-Dahel), Ste. Anne, Man.; Seven Oaks Hospital (Appel), Winnipeg, Man.
  1. Correspondence to: Leanne Kosowan, leanne.kosowan{at}umanitoba.ca
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