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The Prescription Peer Academic Detailing (Rx-PAD) study: Characteristics of participating general practitioners (n = 454).
| Males (n = 312) | Females (n = 141) | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 50.3 (8.0) | 45.4 (7.4)* |
| Years licensed, mean (SD) | 20.4 (8.7) | 14.9 (8.0)* |
| Patients ≥70 years, mean (SD) | 212.7 (89.4) | 137.5 (67.6)* |
| Group practice,% | 90.7 | 94.3 |
| Specialist GP,% | 89.7 | 76.6** |
*p < 0.01 (two samples t-test); **p < 0.01 (chi-squared test).
