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Anthony, S. (author), Jacobusse, G.W. (author), van der Pal-De Bruin, K.M. (author), Buitendijk, S. (author), Zeitlin, J. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Perinatal mortality rates differ markedly between countries in Europe. If population characteristics, such as maternal age, parity or multiple births, contribute to these differences, standardised rates may be useful for international comparisons of health status and especially quality of care. This analysis used aggregated population-based data...article 2009
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Pelleboer, R.A.A. (author), Bontemps, S.T.H. (author), Verkerk, P.H. (author), van Dommelen, P. (author), Pereira, R.R. (author), van Wouwe, J.P. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Aims: To estimate the incidence and clinical characteristics in hospital admissions due to dehydration or undernutrition and their laboratory evaluation and treatment outcome in exclusively breastfed infants. Methods: All hospital admissions during the first 3 months of life assessed by the Dutch Paediatric Surveillance Unit (DPSU) between mid...article 2009
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Vogel, I. (author), van der Ploeg, C.P.B. (author), Brug, J. (author), Raat, H. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)This study explores the opportunities for and barriers to improving environmental conditions in order to reduce the risk for music-induced hearing loss in people who attend music venues. Individual semi-structured interviews were held with 20 representatives of music venues and of governmental organizations, according to a semi-structured...article 2009
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de Wilde, J.A. (author), van Dommelen, P. (author), Middelkoop, B.J.C. (author), Verkerk, P.H. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Objective: To determine trends in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children in The Hague (the Netherlands) from 1999 through 2007. Design: Population-based study of a series of cross-sectional assessments of height and weight from electronic health records. Setting: Child Health Care (Municipal Health Service), The Hague. Participants...article 2009
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- TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Breuning-Boers, J.M. (author), Rodrigues Pereira, R. (author), van Bodegom, S. (author), Lanting, C.I. (author), Boere-Boonekamp, M.M. (author) article 2009
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Lanting, C.I. (author), Buitendijk, S.E. (author), Crone, M.R. (author), Segaar, D. (author), Gravenhorst, J.B. (author), van Wouwe, J.P. (author)Background: Tobacco smoking is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, including during pregnancy. Although effective ways of promoting smoking cessation during pregnancy exist, the impact of these interventions has not been studied at a national level. We estimated the prevalence of smoking throughout pregnancy in the Netherlands and...article 2009
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- TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Coenen-van Vroonhoven, E.J.C. (author), Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P. (author), Buitendijk, S.E. (author), Coenen-van Vroonhoven, E. (author) article 2009
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Vogels, A.G. (author), Crone, M.R. (author), Hoekstra, F. (author), Reijneveld, S.A. (author)Background. Good questionnaires are essential to support the early identification of children with psychosocial dysfunction in community based settings. Our aim was to assess which of three short questionnaires was most suitable for this identification among school-aged children. Methods. A community-based sample of 2,066 parents of children...article 2009
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- TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Hoekstra, F. (author), Klein Velderman, M. (author), Wiefferink, K. (author), van Overveld, C. (author), ter Beek, J (author), Buijs, G. (author), Goosens, F. (author), Paulussen, T. (author) article 2009
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- TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), de Vries, S. (author), Hildebrandt, V. (author), Engbers, L. (author), Hekkert, K. (author), Bakker, I. (author) article 2009
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- TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), van Sleuwen, B.E. (author), Blom, M.A. (author), Boere-Boonekamp, M.M. (author), L' Hoir, M.P. (author) article 2009
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), van Vlimmeren, L.A. (author), Helders, P.J.M. (author), van der Graaf, Y. (author), Boere-Boonekamp, M.M. (author), L'Hoir, M.P. (author), Engelbert, R.H.H. (author)JGZ.article 2009
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- TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Hafkamp-de Groen, E. (author), Dusseldorp, E. (author), Boere-Boonekamp, M.M. (author), Jacobusse, G.W. (author), Oudesluys-Murphy, A.M. (author), Verkerk, P.H. (author) article 2009
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Weijerman, M.E. (author), van Furth, A.M. (author), Vonk Noordegraaf, A. (author), van Wouwe, J.P. (author), Broers, C.J.M. (author), Gemke, R.J.B.J. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Objective: To determine the prevalence, neonatal characteristics, and first-year mortality in Down syndrome (DS) among children in the Netherlands. Study design: The number of DS births registered by the Dutch Paediatric Surveillance Unit (DPSU) in 2003 was compared with total live births (reference population) and perinatal registrations....article 2008
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Wiefferink, C.H. (author), Detmar, S.B. (author), Coumans, B. (author), Vogels, T. (author), Paulussen, T.G.W. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)The aim of this study is to identify the social psychological determinants of the use of performance-enhancing drugs by gym users who practice bodybuilding, fitness, powerlifting or combat sports. In this questionnaire-based study, 144 respondents answered questions on their actual use and intention to use such drugs and also on their background...article 2008
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Rijnders, M. (author), Herschderfer, K. (author), Prins, M. (author), van Baaren, R. (author), van Veelen, A.J. (author), Schönbeck, Y. (author), Buitendijk, S. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Background: to evaluate the effectiveness of external cephalic version (ECV) without tocolysis or epidural analgesia, the complications associated with the procedure and the association between the number of ECV attempts and cephalic presentation at birth and caesarean section. Methods: retrospective cohort study of all (n = 924) ECVs carried...article 2008
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Detmar, S. (author), Dijkstra, N. (author), Nijsingh, N. (author), Rijnders, M. (author), Verweij, M. (author), Hosli, E. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), KvL (author)Background: Advances in genomics will open up opportunities in the fields of genetic testing, early diagnosis and disease treatment. While neonatal screening is the field of application par excellencefor these developments, the debate on its potential benefits and drawbacks is mainly theoretically driven and based on the opinions of...article 2008
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de Pal van der-Bruin, K.M. (author), le Cessie, S. (author), Elsinga, J. (author), Jong de-Potjer, L.C. (author), van Haeringen, A. (author), Knuistingh Neven, A. (author), Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P. (author), Assendelft, P. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)The outcome of pregnancy can be influenced by several risk factors. Women who are informed about these risks during pre-conception counselling (PCC) have an opportunity to take preventive measures in time. Several studies have shown that high-risk populations have a high prevalence of such risk factors. However, prevalence in the general...article 2008
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Vogel, I. (author), Brug, J. (author), Hosli, E.J. (author), van der Ploeg, C.P.B. (author), Raat, H. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Objective: To explore adolescents' behaviors and opinions about exposure to loud music from MP3 players. Study design: We conducted a qualitative analysis of focus-group discussions with adolescents aged 12 to 18 years from 2 large secondary schools (1 urban and 1 rural) for pre-vocational and pre-university education. The semi-structured...article 2008