Journal article
Effectiveness of preventive primary care outreach interventions aimed at older people: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of preventive primary care outreach interventions aimed at older people. Knowing whether such interventions are effective could help busy family physicians make choices about which preventive care services to provide.
DATA SOURCES: We searched MEDLINE, CINAHL, AgeLine, Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, and EMBASE databases and reviewed the reference lists of retrieved articles.
Authors
Ploeg J; Feightner J; Hutchison B; Patterson C; Sigouin C; Gauld M
Journal
Canadian Family Physician, Vol. 51, No. 9, pp. 1244–1245
Publication Date
9 2005
ISSN
0008-350X