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Evidence for the Effectiveness of CME

A Review of 50 Randomized Controlled Trials

David A. Davis, MD; Mary Ann Thomson, BHSc (PT); Andrew D. Oxman, MD; R. Brian Haynes, MD, PhD

JAMA. 1992;268(9):1111-1117.


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{dagger} References 13-15,20,24,35,42,54,55,61.
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{dagger} References 13-15,23,24,26,27,31,35,37,41,45,53, 60,61.
{ddagger} References 18,19,30,36,39,40,48,56,59.
* References 13-15,20,22,24,35,42,54,55,61.
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