Multifaceted support to improve preventive cardiovascular care: A nationwide, controlled trial in general practice

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 497, 2003, Pages 934-941

  Frijling, Bernard D ^a   Hulscher, Marlies E J L ^b,c   Van Leest, Lilian A T M ^b,c   Braspenning, Jozé C C ^b,c   Van Den Hoogen, Henk ^b,c   Drenthen, Antonius J M ^a   Grol, Richard P T M ^b,c  

^a DUTCH COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Family practice; Prevention and control; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF MONITORING; SMOKING CESSATION; WORKLOAD;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0346901953     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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