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The associations of consultant sex on herding‑like prescribing behaviour: evidence from a web-based experiment with female primary care physicians in England

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-026-04716-z

Published Online: 2026-02-24

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Authors

Stoffel, Sandro Tiziano

Schwenkglenks, Matthias

Özdemir, Berna Cennet
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

Freiwillige Akademische Gesellschaft
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Article History

Received: 25 November 2025

Accepted: 12 February 2026

First Online: 24 February 2026

Declarations

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: The study protocol was approved by the University Ethics Committee of the University of Basel (reference number 2025/177) and was preregistered on the Open Science Framework prior to data collection. Informed consent was obtained from all participants. All procedures were carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

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