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Women's views on reminder letters for screening mammography: Mixed methods study of women from 23 family health networks
Canadian Family Physician, 06/11/09

Kaczorowski J et al. - The cumulative evidence around the use of reminder letters to increase the use of preventive services clearly establishes their effectiveness, and there is growing evidence that the patients welcome such letters. Furthermore, these reminders appear to be particularly effective when they originate from one’s own family physician, are personalized, and are coupled with relevant educational content. Eliciting patient feedback on reminder systems for preventive services can help ensure that features important to patients are included, thus further improving their acceptability and effectiveness.

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