Difficulties in recruitment for a randomized controlled trial involving hysterosalpingography

Reproductive Health

Volumn 3, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Perquin, Denise A M ^a   De Craen, Anton J M ^b   Helmerhorst, Frans M ^b  

^a MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUBFERTILITY; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 33746217453     PISSN: 17424755     EISSN: 17424755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-4755-3-5     Document Type: Article

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