Monitoring reproductive health in Europe: What are the best indicators of reproductive health? A need for evidence-based quality indicators of reproductive health care

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 916-918

  Nelen, W L D M ^a   Hermens, R P M G ^a   Mourad, S M ^a   Haagen, E C ^a   Grol, R P T M ^a   Kremer, J A M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Indicator; Monitoring; Quality of care; Subfertility

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RECURRENT ABORTION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SHORT SURVEY; SUBFERTILITY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTER; REPRODUCTION;

EUROPE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GUIDELINES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTRIES; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE;

EID: 34347221916     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del459     Document Type: Short Survey

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