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. 2009 Apr 15;2009(2):CD003030. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003030.pub2

Veninga 1999.

Methods Cluster RCT 
 Follow up: 
 providers: NOT CLEAR 
 patients: N/A 
 Blinded assessment: DONE 
 Baseline: DONE 
 Reliable outcomes: DONE 
 Protection against contamination: DONE
Overall quality: MODERATE
Participants 665 physicians from general practice 
 Country: Netherlands, Sweden, Slovakia and Norway 
 Proportion of eligible providers who participated: NL 24%; S 35%; SK 20%; N 31% 
 General practice 
 Academic/Teaching setting: NOT CLEAR 
 Type of targeted behaviour: PRESCRIBING (asthma care) 
 Complexity of targeted behaviour: LOW
Interventions 1. CME: 2 educational meetings (self‐learning method in small peer groups) on asthma care + individual feedback presented in group for discussion 
 2. 2 educational meetings (self‐learning method in small peer groups) on the care of urinary tract infection + individual feedback presented in group for discussion
Outcomes Professional practice: % correct prescribing for asthma 
 Patient: none 
 Seriousness of outcome: LOW
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk A ‐ Adequate