Methods	CRCT
Participants	Total randomized: 139; IG: 72; CG 67 Age (mean): IG: 27.3; CG 26.9 Sex (% female): IG: 69.4; CG: 73.1 Providers: Physicians (recently qualified) Setting: Primary health centres Country: Finland
Interventions	Intervention: Physicians were randomized to receive a computerized version of the Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines (EBMG) Comparison: Physicians were randomized to receive textbook based version of the Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines (EBMG) Duration: 1 month Follow up: NR EPOC: Distribution of educational materials; other - paper versus computerized (CD-ROM) guidelines
Outcomes	Primary outcome: Physicians compliance with guideline recommendations (including laboratory, radiological, physical and other examinations, procedures, nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic treatments, physiotherapy and referrals)
Notes	Targeted behavior: clinical prevention services; diagnosis; test ordering; referrals; general management of a problem/treatment; procedures; prescribing
Risk of bias
Item	Authors’ judgement	Description
Adequate sequence generation?	Yes	Quote: “Students agreeing to participate in the study were randomised centrally using computer-generated numbers.” Note: they entered the study after they qualified as physicians
Allocation concealment?	Yes	Quote: “Students agreeing to participate in the study were randomised centrally using computer-generated numbers.”
Blinding? All outcomes	Yes	Quote: “The anonymous patient records were then evaluated by one author (JJ, experienced primary care physician) blinded to the study group.”
Incomplete outcome data addressed? All outcomes	Yes	Quote: “Data on 4,633 patient encounters were abstracted, of which 3,484 were suitable for further analysis.”
Free of selective reporting?	Yes	The author supplied a reconstruction of the study plan and letters to the participating physicians (Appendix 3).

CG = control group

CRCT= Cluster randomized controlled trial

IG = intervention group

RHL = Reproductive Health Library

NR = not reported