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. 2010 Jan 20;2010(1):CD006094. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006094.pub2

Matowe 2002.

Methods Type of targeted behaviour: decrease in test ordering (x‐rays, various)
Study design: ITS
Country: UK (Scotland)
Participants Setting: primary care
Number of practices and providers not reported. Analysis included 117 747 imaging requests
Condition: not reported. Imaging ordered was analysed, not condition. Imaging included x‐rays (spinal, chest, limbs, sinus) and ultrasound (abdominal, kidney, ureters, bladder, pelvis, testicular)
Interventions Professional intervention (distribution of educational materials)
Outcomes Professional practice: number of x‐ray referrals
Patient level: none
Notes Justification for intervention type: not reported
Intervention fidelity: not reported