Improving attendance for cardiovascular risk assessment in Australian general practice: an RCT of a monetary incentive for patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Preventive health care is an important part of general practice however uptake of activities by patients is variable. Monetary incentives for doctors have been used in the UK and Australia to improve rates of screening and immunisati...

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Main Authors: Stocks Nigel, Allan James, Frank Oliver, Williams Sue, Ryan Philip
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/13/54