Fertility and Sterility
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 361-368 , August 2007

Empowering patients undergoing in vitro fertilization by providing Internet access to medical data

Presented at the 21st Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 20 to 22, 2005.

  • Wouter S. Tuil, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Wouter S. Tuil, M.Sc., Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands (FAX: +31 (0)24-3668597).
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  • Chris M. Verhaak, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Psychology and Pediatrics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • Didi D.M. Braat, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • Pieter F. de Vries Robbé, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Informatics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • Jan A.M. Kremer, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Received 23 June 2006 ,Revised 20 November 2006 ,Accepted 27 November 2006.

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 Supported by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and by the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Medical Informatics of the Radboud University Medical Center.

PII: S0015-0282(06)04699-1

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.11.197

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 361-368 , August 2007

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