Randomization in psychiatric intervention research in the general practice setting

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 134-142

  Van Der Feltz Cornelis, C M ^a,b   Ader, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

General practice; Intervention study; Methodology; Primary care; Psychiatry; Randomization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008513059     PISSN: 10498931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpr.87     Document Type: Article

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