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Hum. Reprod. Advance Access originally published online on December 15, 2006
Human Reproduction 2007 22(4):916-918; doi:10.1093/humrep/del459
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© The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

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

W.L.D.M. Nelen1, R.P.M.G. Hermens2, S.M. Mourad1,2, E.C. Haagen1,2, R.P.T.M. Grol2 and J.A.M. Kremer1,3

1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2 Centre for Quality of Care Research (WOK), Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

3 To whom correspondence should be addressed at: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands. E-mail: j.kremer{at}obgyn.umcn.nl

Monitoring reproductive health by the Reprostat indicators in Europe will facilitate the transparency of reproductive health as well as comparisons over time and between countries. However, for the monitoring and improvement of reproductive health care, we suggest the systematic development of evidence-based quality indicators, especially process and structure indicators.

Key words: guidelines/indicator/monitoring/quality of care/subfertility

Submitted on October 12, 2006; resubmitted on October 26, 2006; accepted on October 31, 2006.


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