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Brett D. Montgomery
Researcher at University of Western Australia
Publications - 20
Citations - 603
Brett D. Montgomery is an academic researcher from University of Western Australia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Evidence-based medicine & Evidence-based practice. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 19 publications receiving 554 citations.
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Information from Pharmaceutical Companies and the Quality, Quantity, and Cost of Physicians' Prescribing: A Systematic Review
Geoffrey Spurling,Peter Mansfield,Brett D. Montgomery,Joel Lexchin,Jenny Doust,Noordin Othman,Agnes Vitry +6 more
TL;DR: Findings of a systematic review looking at the relationship between exposure to promotional material from pharmaceutical companies and the quality, quantity, and cost of prescribing fail to find evidence of improvements in prescribing after exposure, and find some evidence of an association with higher prescribing frequency, higher costs, or lower prescribing quality.
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Do advertisements for antihypertensive drugs in Australia promote quality prescribing? : a cross-sectional study
TL;DR: Print advertisements for antihypertensive medications in Australia provide some, but not all, of the key messages required for guideline-concordant care and have implications for the regulation of drug advertising and the continuing education of doctors.
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General Practice research training: impact of the Australian registrar research workshop on research skills, confidence, interest and involvement of participants, 2002-2006
TL;DR: The RRW provides a useful model for effective research training for interested general practice trainees and has the potential to increase knowledge of research methods, which might augment future research activity in general practice.
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EBM journal clubs in general practice
TL;DR: The aim of this article is to provide suggestions for those wishing to set up their own EBM journal club, including keys to success and barriers to overcome.
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Does paracetamol cause hypertension
TL;DR: A newspaper article led this general practitioner and his patient to search for evidence and reach a decision on treatment.