Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 59, Issue 5 , Pages 497-502 , May 2006

A randomized database study in general practice yielded quality data but patient recruitment in routine consultation was not practical

  • Georgio Mosis

      Affiliations

    • Department Medical Informatics, Erasmus University Medical Center, P.O. Box 1738, 30000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Jeanne P. Dieleman

      Affiliations

    • Department Medical Informatics, Erasmus University Medical Center, P.O. Box 1738, 30000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Bruno Ch. Stricker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Johan van der Lei

      Affiliations

    • Department Medical Informatics, Erasmus University Medical Center, P.O. Box 1738, 30000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Miriam C.J.M. Sturkenboom

      Affiliations

    • Department Medical Informatics, Erasmus University Medical Center, P.O. Box 1738, 30000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31-(0)10-408-8184; fax: +31-(0)10-408-9447.

,Accepted 7 November 2005.

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PII: S0895-4356(05)00396-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.11.007

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 59, Issue 5 , Pages 497-502 , May 2006

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