Figure 1From: A before and after study of the impact of academic detailing on the use of diagnostic imaging for shoulder complaints in general practiceAdjusted rates of requests by time for plain shoulder x-ray (MBS Item 57703) and ultrasound (MBS Item 55808). Time Period 1 represents the two-year period before academic detailing; 2) represents the month of academic detailing; 3) represents the six-month period after academic detailing; 4) represents the six-month period after time 3. †– Time Period 3 compared with Time Period 1 in the Academic Detailing group (p < 0.01). ††– Time Period 4 compared to Time Period 3 in the Academic Detailing group (p = 0.036).Back to article page