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Survey And Evaluation Of Newsletters Marketed To Family Physicians

Allen F. Shaughnessy, John R. Schlicht, Gordon J. Vanscoy and Joel H. Merenstein
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice November 1992, 5 (6) 573-579; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.5.6.573
Allen F. Shaughnessy
From the Family Practice Residency Program, St. Margaret Memorial Hospital, Pittsburgh; the Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy; and the Department of Health Services Administration, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh. Address reprint requests to Allen F. Shaughnessy, Pharm.D., Family Practice Residency, Harrisburg Hospital, P.O. Box 8700, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8700.
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John R. Schlicht
From the Family Practice Residency Program, St. Margaret Memorial Hospital, Pittsburgh; the Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy; and the Department of Health Services Administration, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh. Address reprint requests to Allen F. Shaughnessy, Pharm.D., Family Practice Residency, Harrisburg Hospital, P.O. Box 8700, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8700.
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Gordon J. Vanscoy
From the Family Practice Residency Program, St. Margaret Memorial Hospital, Pittsburgh; the Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy; and the Department of Health Services Administration, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh. Address reprint requests to Allen F. Shaughnessy, Pharm.D., Family Practice Residency, Harrisburg Hospital, P.O. Box 8700, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8700.
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Joel H. Merenstein
From the Family Practice Residency Program, St. Margaret Memorial Hospital, Pittsburgh; the Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy; and the Department of Health Services Administration, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh. Address reprint requests to Allen F. Shaughnessy, Pharm.D., Family Practice Residency, Harrisburg Hospital, P.O. Box 8700, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8700.
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Abstract

Background: Newsletters are marketed to physicians to provide a concise, accurate, and timely overview of the medical literature. The goal of these newsletters seems to be to present information that can be a suitable substitute for reading the original article. The purpose of this paper is to describe and evaluate newsletters pertinent to family physicians.

Methods: Newsletters appropriate for family physicians were selected by collecting newsletter advertisements and by searching newsletter directories. A 3-month sample and pertinent data were collected from the publishers. Evaluation criteria included accuracy and completeness of the abstracts, scope of coverage of the medical literature, and relevance of article sources.

Results: Eight newsletters were collected and evaluated. Accuracy was high for the evaluated abstracts. Abstract completeness averaged only 70 percent (range 55 percent to 92 percent). The type and source of abstracted articles varied widely among the newsletters.

Conclusion: Newsletters available to family physicians vary widely; personal evaluation should supplement the results of the evaluation.

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The Journal of the American Board of Family     Practice: 5 (6)
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1 Nov 1992
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Allen F. Shaughnessy, John R. Schlicht, Gordon J. Vanscoy, Joel H. Merenstein
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice Nov 1992, 5 (6) 573-579; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.5.6.573

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Allen F. Shaughnessy, John R. Schlicht, Gordon J. Vanscoy, Joel H. Merenstein
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice Nov 1992, 5 (6) 573-579; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.5.6.573
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