Do clinical prediction models improve concordance of treatment decisions in reproductive medicine?

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 825-831

  Van Der Steeg, J W ^a,b   Steures, P ^b   Eijkemans, M J C ^a   Habbema, J D F ^a   Bossuyt, P M M ^b   Hompes, P G A ^c   Van Der Veen, F ^d   Mol, B W J ^e  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Centre for Reproductive Medicine   (Netherlands)

^e MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Concordance; Prediction model; Pregnancy rate; Questionnaire; Subfertility

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NETHERLANDS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE;

EID: 33745485463     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.00992.x     Document Type: Article

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