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Anraad, C. (author), Lehmann, B.A. (author), Visser, O. (author), van Empelen, P. (author), Paulussen, T.G.W. (author), Ruiter, R.A.C. (author), Kamp, L. (author), van der Maas, N.A.T. (author), Barug, D. (author), Ruijs, W.L.M. (author), Melkler, H.E. (author), Mollema, L. (author), van Keulen, H.M. (author)Background: Maternal Pertussis Vaccination (MPV) during pregnancy became part of the National Immunization Program in the Netherlands late 2019. This study aims to identify social-psychological factors associated with MPV acceptance among Dutch women to add to the current understanding of vaccine hesitancy worldwide, and to inform the...article 2020
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Visser, O. (author), van Peppen, A.M. (author), Öry, F.G. (author), van Leeuwen, F.E. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)To determine breast cancer screening results according to country of birth data were used from the breast cancer screening organization of the Comprehensive Cancer Centre Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Overall (age-adjusted) attendance of the breast cancer screening was 76% for women aged 50-69. Attendance was significantly lower for women born in...article 2005
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TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author), Visser, O. (author), van der Kooy, K. (author), van Peppen, A.M. (author), Öry, F.G. (author), van Leeuwen, F.E. (author)We investigated breast cancer incidence in migrants in the Netherlands in 1988-1998. The standardised incidence ratio for breast cancer in Northwest-Netherlands was statistically significantly reduced for women born in Surinam (0.56), Turkey (0.29) and Morocco (0.22). The proportion of women with advanced stages (III and IV) did not differ...article 2004
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Visser, O. (author), Busquet, E.H. (author), van Leeuwen, F.E. (author), Aaronson, N.K. (author), Öry, F.G. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Objective. To describe the incidence of cervical cancer in women in North-Holland by country of birth. Design. Descriptive epidemiological study based on data from cancer registries. Method. The number of cases of cervical cancer in North-Holland for the period 1988-1998 was determined using data from the regional cancer registry of the...article 2003