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SUBMITTER: Vanhaecht K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3528433 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vanhaecht Kris K Sermeus Walter W Peers Jan J Lodewijckx Cathy C Deneckere Svin S Leigheb Fabrizio F Boonen Steven S Sermon An A Boto Paulo P Mendes Rita Veloso RV Panella Massimiliano M
BMC health services research 20120524
<h4>Background</h4>Proximal femur fracture (PFF) is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. The European Quality of Care Pathway (EQCP) study on PFF (NCT00962910) was designed to determine how care pathways (CP) for hospital treatment of PFF affect consistency of care, adherence to evidence-based key interventions, and clinical outcome.<h4>Methods/design</h4>An international cluster-randomized controlled trial (cRCT) will be performed in Belgium, Ireland, Italy and Portugal. Based ...[more]