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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Pierik, F.H. (author), Klebanoff, M.A. (author), Brock, J.W. (author), Longnecker, M.P. (author)Prenatal exposure to environmental endocrine disrupters has been postulated to cause adverse effects on male reproductive health. Exposure to organochlorine pesticides with anti-androgenic and estrogenic potency has been shown to interfere with the sex-hormone-dependent process of testicular descent in animal models. We examined the relation...article 2007
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P. (author), Reijneveld, S.A. (author)Het uniforme deel van het Basistakenpakket Jeugdgezondheidszorg (het deel dat aan alle kinderen in Nederland op dezelfde manier wordt aangeboden) bevatte voorheen een combinatie van 18 bewezen effectieve programmaonderdelen, te weten negen vaccinaties, zes screeningsprogramma’s en drie vormen van preventieve advisering. Daarnaast werd een groot...article 2007
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- TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), van Putten, I.K.F. (author), van Dommelen, P. (author), van Wouwe, J.P. (author), de Wolf, G.S. (author) article 2007
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- TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Reijneveld, S.A. (author), de Boer, J.B. (author), Bean, T. (author), Korfker, D.G. (author) article 2007
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Hoekstra, F. (author), ter Beek, J. (author), Wiefferink, K. (author), Buijs, G. (author)Pesten op school komt veel voor. Pesten kan negatieve gevolgen hebben voor de gezondheid van kinderen. In Nederland bestaan dan ook meerdere, vaak regionale initiatieven om pesten aan te pakken. Van deze initiatieven is echter niet bekend of ze effect hebben. Bovendien gaat het vaak om kortdurende activiteiten, zoals een projectweek, waarvan het...article 2007
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Bennenbroek, F. (author), Brenninkmeijer, V. (author), Lagerveld, S. (author), Groenestege, M. (author)Hoewel het aantal (alleenstaande) ouders met een bijstandsuitkering sinds de invoering van de Wet werk en bijstand is gedaald, ontvangen volgens CBS-cijfers in 2006 nog steeds bijna 90.000 alleenstaande ouders een uitkering. Verschillende onderzoeken laten echter zien dat het hebben van werk belangrijk is voor het welzijn van ouders en hun...article 2007
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), van Sleuwen, B.E. (author), Engelberts, A.C. (author), Boere-Boonekamp, M.M. (author), Kuis, W. (author), Schulpen, T.W.J. (author), L'Hoir, M.P. (author)0-19, PZ.WI (wetenschappelijk Internationaal)article 2007
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Theil, A.C. (author), Verkerk, P.H. (author), Buiting, E. (author)0-19, PZ.article 2007
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Aalberse, J. (author), Dolman, K. (author), Ramnath, G. (author), Pereira, R.R. (author), Davin, J.C. (author)Background: The aim of the present study on the occurrence of Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP) in Dutch children is to give some insight into the epidemiology of HSP in the Netherlands, to record the diagnostic criteria used by Dutch paediatricians and to evaluate the accuracy of the latter using the presence of IgA in the skin when biopsies are...article 2007
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Borghi, E. (author), de Onis, M. (author), Garza, C. (author), van den Broeck, J. (author), Frongillo, E.A. (author), Grummer-Strawn, L. (author), van Buuren, S. (author), Pan, H. (author), Molinari, L. (author), Martorell, R. (author), Onyango, A.W. (author), Martines, J.C. (author), Pinol, A. (author), Siyam, A. (author), Victoria, C.G. (author), Bhan, M.K. (author), Araújo, C.L. (author), Lartey, A. (author), Owusu, W.B. (author), Bhandari, N. (author), Norum, K.R. (author), Bjoerneboe, G.-E.Aa. (author), Mohamed, A.J. (author), Dewey, K.G. (author), Belbase, K. (author), Chumlea, C. (author), Cole, T. (author), Shrimpton, R. (author), Albernaz, E. (author), Tomasi, E. (author), de Cássia Fossati da Silveira, R. (author), Nader, G. (author), Sagoe-Moses, I. (author), Gomez, V. (author), Sagoe-Moses, C. (author), Taneja, S. (author), Rongsen, T. (author), Chetia, J. (author), Sharma, P. (author), Bahl, R. (author), Baerug, A. (author), Tufte, E. (author), Alasfoor, D. (author), Prakash, N.S. (author), Mabry, R.M. (author), Al Rajab, H.J. (author), Helmi, S.A. (author), Nommsen-Rivers, L.A. (author), Cohen, R.J. (author), Heinig, M.J. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with a number of research institutions worldwide, is developing new child growth standards. As part of a broad consultative process for selecting the best statistical methods, WHO convened a group of statisticians and child growth experts to review available methods, develop a strategy for...article 2006
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Stein, A.D. (author), Zybert, P.A. (author), van der Pal-de Bruin, K.M. (author), Lumey, L.H. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)We compared blood pressure of individuals (mean age 59 y) born in western Holland between January 1945 and March 1946 (mothers exposed to the Dutch Famine before or during gestation; n = 359) to blood pressure of unexposed individuals born before or conceived after the famine (n = 299) or same-sex siblings of subjects in series 1 or 2 (n = 313)....article 2006
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Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Due to ever-improving medical technology over the course of the last century, the limit of viability has been lowered from around 32 weeks of gestation, first to 28 weeks and, in recent decades, to as low as less than 24 weeks. Long-term follow-up studies (Project on Preterm and Small-for- Gestational-Age Infants, Leiden Follow-up Project on...article 2006
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de Kleine, M.J.K. (author), van der Nijhuis-Sanden, M.W.G. (author), den Ouden, A.L. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Aim: To determine whether paediatricians that examine, in regular clinical practice, very preterm and very-low-birthweight children at 5 y of age detect neurological impairments and functional motor problems in these children. Methods: We compared a paediatric judgement, a standardized neurological examination (Touwen examination) and a...article 2006
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Reijneveld, S.A. (author), de Kleine, M.J.K. (author), van Baar, A.L. (author), Kollée, L.A.A. (author), Verhaak, C.M. (author), Verhulst, F.C. (author), Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Background: Children born very preterm (VP; <32 weeks' gestation) or with very low birth weight (VLBW, <1500 g; hereafter called VP/VLBW) are at risk for behavioural and emotional problems during school age and adolescence. At school entrance these problems may hamper academic functioning, but evidence on their occurrence at this age in VP/VLBW...article 2006
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van den Akker-van Marle, M.E. (author), Rijnders, M.E.B. (author), Amelink-Verburg, M.P. (author), Verkerk, P.H. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)COBJECTIVE: To estimate the costs and effects of different treatment strategies with intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent early-onset group B streptococcal (GBS) disease in the Netherlands. The treatment strategies include a risk-based strategy, a screening-based strategy, a combined screening/risk-based strategy and the current Dutch...article 2006
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Finken, M.J.J. (author), Keijzer-Veen, M.G. (author), Dekker, F.W. (author), Frölich, M. (author), Hille, E.T.M. (author), Romijn, J.A. (author), Wit, J.M. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Aims/hypothesis: An increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with low birthweight after full-term gestation, including amplification of this risk by weight gain during infancy and adult body composition. Premature birth is also associated with insulin resistance, but studies conducted so far have not provided follow-up into...article 2006
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- Groothuis-Oudshoorn, C.G.W. (author), Chorus, A.M.J. (author), van Beekum, W.T. (author), Detmar, S.B. (author), van den Hout, W.B. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author) article 2006
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Hekkenberg, R.T. (author), Richards, A. (author), Beissner, K. (author), Zeqiri, B. (author), Bezemer, R.A. (author), Hodnett, M. (author), Prout, G. (author), Cantrall, C. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Ultrasound (US) physiotherapy as a clinical treatment is extremely common in the Western world. Internationally, regulation to ensure safe application of US physiotherapy by regular calibration ranges from nil to mandatory. The need for a portable power standard (PPS) has been addressed within a European Community (EC)-funded project. This PPS...article 2006
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Bots, C.P. (author), Poorterman, J.H.G. (author), Brand, H.S. (author), Kalsbeek, H. (author), van Amerongen, B.M. (author), Veerman, E.C.I. (author), Nieuw Amerongen, A.V. (author)OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the oral health status of chronic renal failure (CRF) patients on renal replacement therapy with a matched reference population. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS: Forty-two dentate CRF patients - aged 25-52 years old - were matched with a reference group of 808 dentate subjects. METHODS: The...article 2006
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Kempers, M.J.E. (author), Lanting, C.I. (author), van Heijst, A.F.J. (author), van Trotsenburg, A.S.P. (author), Wiedijk, B.M. (author), de Vijlder, J.J.M. (author), Vulsma, T. (author)Context: The Dutch T4-TSH-TBG-based neonatal screening program detects patients with congenital hypothyroidism (CH) of thyroidal (CH-T) as well as central (CH-C) origin. The numbers and characteristics of true-positive and false-positive referrals will differ from other, predominantly TSH-based, screening methods. Objective: The present study...article 2006