Changing preventive practice: A controlled trial on the effects of outreach visits to organise prevention of cardiovascular disease

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-24

  Hulscher, M E J L ^a,b   Van Drenth, B B ^a,b   Van Der Wouden, J C ^d   Mokkink, H G A ^a,b   Van Weel, C ^a,b,c   Grol, R P T M ^a,b,c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Department of General Practice ^*  (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

General practice; Guidelines; Prevention of cardiovascular disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0031090854     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.6.1.19     Document Type: Article

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