Improving the implementation of tailored expectant management in subfertile couples: Protocol for a cluster randomized trial

Implementation Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  van den Boogaard, Noortje M ^a   Kersten, Fleur A M ^b   Goddijn, Mariëtte ^a   Bossuyt, Patrick M M ^a   van der Veen, Fulco ^a   Hompes, Peter G A ^c   Hermens, Rosella P M G ^b   Braat, Didi D M ^b   Mol, Ben Willem J ^a   Nelen, Willianne L D M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATCHFUL WAITING; CLINICAL TRIAL; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATCHFUL WAITING;

EID: 84877857808     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-8-53     Document Type: Article

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