Brief verbal intervention to address inappropriate prescriptions of chinese patent medicines among western practitioners in primary health care (BRAVERY): a study protocol for an unannounced standardized patient experiment with a factorial design randomized controlled trial in China.

Zhao Q, Lin L, Kwan A, Hu H, Wu L, Chen Y, Shi Z, Li B, Xiao J, Tong G, He W, Luo H, Li Q, Wang R, Zhong D, Liu S, Xie Y, Li J, Zhang L, Huang Z, Zhu X, Wan Y, Chen X, Huang W, Tian Y, Li X, Zhou Y, Cai Y, Xu DR

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DOI: 10.1186/s12906-025-04870-6
Published: 2025 Apr 23
Container: BMC complementary medicine and therapies
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12906-025-04870-6,
  title = {Brief verbal intervention to address inappropriate prescriptions of chinese patent medicines among western practitioners in primary health care (BRAVERY): a study protocol for an unannounced standardized patient experiment with a factorial design randomized controlled trial in China.},
  author = {Zhao Q and Lin L and Kwan A and Hu H and Wu L and Chen Y and Shi Z and Li B and Xiao J and Tong G and He W and Luo H and Li Q and Wang R and Zhong D and Liu S and Xie Y and Li J and Zhang L and Huang Z and Zhu X and Wan Y and Chen X and Huang W and Tian Y and Li X and Zhou Y and Cai Y and Xu DR},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {BMC complementary medicine and therapies},
  doi = {10.1186/s12906-025-04870-6},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-025-04870-6}
}

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TY  - JOUR
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AU  - Zhao Q
AU  - Lin L
AU  - Kwan A
AU  - Hu H
AU  - Wu L
AU  - Chen Y
AU  - Shi Z
AU  - Li B
AU  - Xiao J
AU  - Tong G
AU  - He W
AU  - Luo H
AU  - Li Q
AU  - Wang R
AU  - Zhong D
AU  - Liu S
AU  - Xie Y
AU  - Li J
AU  - Zhang L
AU  - Huang Z
AU  - Zhu X
AU  - Wan Y
AU  - Chen X
AU  - Huang W
AU  - Tian Y
AU  - Li X
AU  - Zhou Y
AU  - Cai Y
AU  - Xu DR
PY  - 2025
JO  - BMC complementary medicine and therapies
DO  - 10.1186/s12906-025-04870-6
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Q, Z., L, L., A, K., H, H., L, W., Y, C., Z, S., B, L., J, X., G, T., W, H., H, L., Q, L., R, W., D, Z., S, L., Y, X., J, L., L, Z., Z, H., X, Z., Y, W., X, C., W, H., Y, T., X, L., Y, Z., Y, C., & DR, X. (2025). Brief verbal intervention to address inappropriate prescriptions of chinese patent medicines among western practitioners in primary health care (BRAVERY): a study protocol for an unannounced standardized patient experiment with a factorial design randomized controlled trial in China.. BMC complementary medicine and therapies. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-025-04870-6

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