Process evaluation of a multifaceted intervention to improve cardiovascular disease prevention in general practice

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 77-83

  Lobo, Claudia M ^a   Euser, Lya ^a   Kamp, Jeanine ^b   Frijling, Bernard D ^b   Severens, Johan L ^c   Hulscher, Marlies E J L ^b   Grol, Richard P T M ^b   Prins, Ad ^a   Van Der Wouden, Johannes C ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Outreach visitor; Process evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH VISITOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0142204343     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13814780309160409     Document Type: Article

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