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van Lettow, B. (author), Vermunt, J.K. (author), de Vries, H. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), van Empelen, P. (author)Prototypes (social images) have been shown to influence behaviour, which is likely to depend on the type of image. Prototype evaluation is based on (un)desirable characteristics related to that image. By an elicitation procedure we examined which adjectives are attributed to specific drinker prototypes. In total 149 young Dutch adults (18-25...article 2013
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Snijder, C.A. (author), Heederik, D. (author), Pierik, F.H. (author), Hofman, A. (author), Jaddoe, V.W. (author), Koch, H.M. (author), Longnecker, M.P. (author), Burdorf, A. (author)Background: Prenatal exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) has been associated with adverse birth outcomes, but findings of previous studies have been inconsistent. Objective: We investigated the relation of prenatal BPA exposure with intrauterine growth and evaluated the effect of the number of measurements per subject on observed associations. Methods...article 2013
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Uijt de Haag, P. (author), Bellamy, L.J. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Heerderik, D.J.J. (author), Manuel, H.J. (author), Pronk, A. (author), Tielemans, E. (author)Werknemers kunnen op hun werk blootgesteld worden aan verschillende risico’s, zoals blootstelling aan schadelijke stoffen, fysieke belasting en ongevallen. De risico’s van deze verschillende blootstellingen worden tot nu toe onafhankelijk van elkaar berekend en beoordeeld. In een haalbaarheidstudie is voor enkele beroepen in de bouwnijverheid...article 2013
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Leijten, F.R.M. (author), van den Heuvel, S.G. (author), Ybema, J.F. (author), Robroek, S.J.W. (author), Burdorf, A. (author)Objectives The aim of this study was to (i) assess how common chronic health problems and work-related factors predict sickness absence and (ii) explore whether work-related factors modify the effects of health problems on sickness absence. Methods A one-year longitudinal study was conducted among employed persons aged 45-64 years from the Study...article 2013
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- de Wind, A. (author), Geuskens, G.A. (author), Reeuwijk, K.G. (author), Westerman, M.J. (author), Ybema, J.F. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Bongers, P.M. (author), van der Beek, A.J. (author) article 2013
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Geuskens, G.A. (author), Ybema, J.F. (author), van den Heuvel, S.G. (author), de Wind, A. (author), Leijten, M.S. (author), Joling, C.I. (author), van Blatter, B.M. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), van der Beek, A.J. (author), Bongers, P.M. (author)The objective of the Study on Transitions in Employment, Ability and Motivation (STREAM) is to acquire knowledge on determinants of healthy and productive work participation among persons aged 45–64 years. A research framework was developed with main outcomes of productivity and transitions in employment (eg, leaving the workforce, entering the...article 2013
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de Wind, A. (author), Geuskens, G.A. (author), Ybema, J.F. (author), Blatter, B.M. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Bongers, P.M. (author), van der Beek, A.J. (author)Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the relative contribution of health, job characteristics, skills and knowledge, social factors, and financial factors to the transition from work to early retirement. Methods Employees aged 59–63 years (N=2317) were selected from the Study on Transitions in Employment, Ability and Motivation ...article 2013
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van der Heuvel, S.G. (author), van de Vijfeijke, H. (author), Leijten, F.R.M. (author), Ybema, J.F. (author), Robroek, S.J.W. (author), van der Beek, A.J. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Taris, T.W. (author)Objective This study examines whether mental and physical health among older employees relate to work ability and whether coping styles moderate the effects of health. Methods A one-year longitudinal study was conducted among 8842 employees aged 45–64 years from the Study on Transitions in Employment, Ability, and Motivation (STREAM). Online...article 2013
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Leijten, F. (author), van den Heuvel, S. (author), Geuskens, G. (author), Ybema, J.F. (author), de Wind, A. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Robroek, S. (author)Purpose The goal of this qualitative study was to gain insight into how older employees remain productive at work in spite of health problems. Methods Twenty-six semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with older employees, 46-63 years of age, who reported a poor health in the Study on Transitions in Employment, Ability, and...article 2013
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Offermans, N.S.M. (author), Vermeulen, R. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Peters, S. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), Koeman, T. (author), van Tongeren, M. (author), Kauppinen, T. (author), Kant, I. (author), Kromhout, H. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author)Objectives: Reliable retrospective exposure assessment continues to be a challenge in most population-based studies. Several methodologies exist for estimating exposures retrospectively, of which case-by-case expert assessment and job-exposure matrices (JEMs) are commonly used. This study evaluated the reliability of exposure estimates for...article 2012
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van Lettow, B. (author), van Empelen, P. (author), de Vries, H. (author), van Burdorf, A. (author)Minisymposium van het Nederlands Congres Volksgezondheid 2011, Duurzaam Gezond gehouden 6 en 7 april De Meervaart Amsterdamarticle 2011
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Hooftman, W.E. (author), van der Beek, A.J. (author), van de Wal, B.G. (author), Knol, D.L. (author), Bongers, P.M. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), van Mechelen, M. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)The aim of the study was to determine whether men and woman with equal tasks perform these tasks in the same way. Video recordings of 37 male and 43 female workers in six task groups were observed, from which data regarding frequency and duration of exposure to awkward postures were derived. These data were also compared to self-reported...article 2009
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TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author), Pierik, F.H. (author), Deddens, J.A. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Keizer-Schrama, S.M.P.F.D.M. (author), Jong, F.H.D. (author), Weber, R.F.A. (author)It is inconclusive whether the feedback mechanisms of the hypothalamus-pituitary-testis (HTP) axis are already established in the first 6 months of life, partly due to the dramatic changes in HPT-axis hormone levels over this period. Moreover, it is unclear whether these hormone levels are aberrant in boys with cryptorchidism or hypospadias, and...article 2009
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- Pierik, F.H. (author), Deddens, J.A. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), de Muinck Keizer-Schrama, S.M.P.F. (author), de Jong, F.H. (author), Weber, R.F.A. (author), TNO Bouw (author) article 2008
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Rijnkels, J.M. (author), Smid, T. (author), van den Aker, E.C. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), van Wijk, R.G. (author), Heederik, D.J.J. (author), Houben, G.F. (author), van Loveren, H. (author), Pal, T.M. (author), van Rooy, F.G.B.G.J. (author), van der Zee, J.S. (author)The Health Council of the Netherlands published a report in which the best procedure and method for recommending health-based occupational exposure limits (OELs) for inhaled allergens were identified by evaluating the scientific state of the art. Many respiratory disorders in the workplace arise from inhalation of substances which can cause...article 2008
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Pierik, F.H. (author), Ye, X. (author), Hauser, R. (author), Duty, S. (author), Angerer, J. (author), Park, M.M. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Hofman, A. (author), Jaddoe, V.W.V. (author), Mackenbach, J.P. (author), Steegers, E.A.P. (author), Tiemeier, H. (author), Longnecker, J.P. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author)Concern about potential health impacts of low-level exposures to organophosphorus (OP) pesticides, bisphenol A (BPA), and phthalates among the general population is increasing. We measured levels of six dialkyl phosphate (DAP) metabolites of OP pesticides, a chlorpyrifos-specific metabolite (3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol, TCPy), BPA, and 14...article 2008
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Griffith, L.E. (author), Hogg-Johnson, S. (author), Cole, D.C. (author), Krause, N. (author), Hayden, J. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Leclerc, A. (author), Coggon, D. (author), Bongers, P. (author), Walter, S.D. (author), Shannon, H.S. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Objective: To determine which literature-based definitions of low back pain (LBP) could be combined to produce sufficiently similar sets for use in a meta-analysis. Study Design and Setting: A group of six international experts participated in an e-mail-administered Delphi process. Literature-based LBP definitions were preliminarily classified...article 2007
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Burdorf, A. (author), Windhorst, J. (author), van der Beek, A.J. (author), van der Molen, H. (author), Swuste, P.H.J.J. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)This study describes the impact of the use of mechanised equipment on physical load and workers' health among road workers and floor layers by comparing the traditional manual work method with frequently occurring scenarios of use of this new equipment. Continuous direct measurements of postures were linked to real-time observations of tasks and...article 2007
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- Pierik, F.H. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), de Muinck Keizer-Schrama, S.M.P.F. (author), Wolffenbuttel, J.M. (author), Nijman, R. (author), Juttmann, R.E. (author), Weber, R.F.A. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author) article 2006
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Pierik, F.H. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), de Muinck Keizer-Schrama, S.M.P.F. (author), Wolffenbuttel, K.P. (author), Rien Nijman, J.M. (author), Juttmann, R.E. (author), Weber, R.F.A. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Published trends and geographical differences in cryptorchidism rates are almost exclusively derived from, hospital-based birth defect registers, which are sensitive to selection bias and incomplete reporting. This study aimed to accurately assess the cryptorchidism prevalence in the general population of Rotterdam. Of 7652 consecutive male live...article 2005