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Discontinuation of a randomised controlled trial in general practice due to unsuccessful patient recruitment

Wendelien H van der Gaag, Roxanne van den Berg, Bart W Koes, Arthur M Bohnen, Lonny MG Hazen, Wilco C Peul, Leen Voogt, Arianne P Verhagen, Sita MA Bierma-Zeinstra and Pim AJ Luijsterburg
BJGP Open 2017; 1 (3): bjgpopen17X101085. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen17X101085
Wendelien H van der Gaag
1 GP trainee and PhD student, Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, , The Netherlands
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Roxanne van den Berg
2 GP trainee and PhD student, Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, , The Netherlands
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Bart W Koes
3 Professor of General Practice, Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, , The Netherlands
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Arthur M Bohnen
4 GP, Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, , The Netherlands
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Lonny MG Hazen
5 GP, Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, , The Netherlands
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Wilco C Peul
6 Professor of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Leiden University Medical Center, , The Netherlands
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Leen Voogt
7 Patient and Board Member of 'De Wervelkolom', Dutch Association for Back Pain Patients, , The Netherlands
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Arianne P Verhagen
8 Associate Professor, Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, , The Netherlands
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Sita MA Bierma-Zeinstra
9 Professor of Osteoarthritis and Related Disorders, Departments of General Practice and Orthopedics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, , The Netherlands
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Pim AJ Luijsterburg
10 Assistant Professor, Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, , The Netherlands
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Discontinuation of a randomised controlled trial in general practice due to unsuccessful patient recruitment
Wendelien H van der Gaag, Roxanne van den Berg, Bart W Koes, Arthur M Bohnen, Lonny MG Hazen, Wilco C Peul, Leen Voogt, Arianne P Verhagen, Sita MA Bierma-Zeinstra, Pim AJ Luijsterburg
BJGP Open 2017; 1 (3): bjgpopen17X101085. DOI: 10.3399/bjgpopen17X101085

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Discontinuation of a randomised controlled trial in general practice due to unsuccessful patient recruitment
Wendelien H van der Gaag, Roxanne van den Berg, Bart W Koes, Arthur M Bohnen, Lonny MG Hazen, Wilco C Peul, Leen Voogt, Arianne P Verhagen, Sita MA Bierma-Zeinstra, Pim AJ Luijsterburg
BJGP Open 2017; 1 (3): bjgpopen17X101085. DOI: 10.3399/bjgpopen17X101085
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