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TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author), Vogels, T. (author), Reijneveld, S.A. (author), Brugman, E. (author), Hollander-Gijsman, M.den (author), Verhulst, F.C. (author), Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P. (author)Background: An extended re-assessment of the psychometric properties of the LSPPK, an instrument aimed at identifying children with emotional and behavioural problems. Methods: Data came from a national sample in the Netherlands of parents of 1248 children (aged 5-6 years) interviewed by child health professionals (CHP). Data were obtained...article 2003
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TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author), Banta, H.D. (author)[No abstract available]article 2003
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Anema, J.R. (author), van der Giezen, A.M. (author), Buijs, P.C. (author), van Mechelen, W. (author)The aim of this article is to determine obstacles for return-to-work in disability management of low back pain patients sicklisted for three till four months. A cohort of 467 low back pain patients was recruited. A questionnaire was sent to their occupational physicians (OPs) concerning the medical management, obstacles to return-to-work, and...article 2002
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Hopman-Rock, M. (author), Westhoff, M.H. (author)In order to promote health in people of 65 years and older, TNO Prevention and Health developed, evaluated, and implemented "Healthy & Vital" (also known as "Ageing Well and Healthily"). Healthy & Vital consists of six sessions of health education and low-intensity exercises. This paper reports on the theoretical basis of the intervention, the...article 2002
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de Jong, R.G. (author), van Wiechen, C.M.A.G. (author), Franssen, E.A.M. (author), Lebret, E. (author), Instituut voor Ruimtelijke Organisatie TNO (author)The possible relation between aircraft noise exposure and the prevalence of complainants around Schiphol airport was studied. The home address of people who complain about aircraft noise at the Environment Advisory Committee Schiphol was combined with annual average noise levels, using a Geographic Information System. The prevalence of...article 2002
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Kalsbeek, H. (author), Poorterman, J.H. (author), Eijkman, M.A. (author), Verrips, G.H. (author)In 1987, 1993 and 1999 an epidemiological study was performed on oral health in youngsters, aged 5, 11, 17 or 23 years, in whom oral health care was covered by a health insurance fund. The prevalence of caries in the deciduous teeth of the 5-year-olds (examined without radiographs) did not change significantly between 1987 and 1999. Only a small...article 2002
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Hirasing, R.A. (author), Rodrigues Pereira, R. (author)The Dutch Paediatric Surveillance System was initiated by the Dutch Paediatric Society and is housed within the TNO Prevention and Health office. The purpose of the surveillance system is (a) to gain insight on a population level into the prevalence of rare and new diseases in youths (0-18 year), and (b) to promote scientific research addressing...article 2002
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TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author), Banta, H.D. (author), Hatziandreu, E. (author), Dauben, H.P. (author), Førde, O.H. (author), Loud, M.L. (author), Isacsson, S.O. (author), Paccaud, F. (author), Sanchez, E. (author), Steiger, T.S. (author)The aim of Working Group 1 has been to assess health promotion and disease prevention activities in terms of benefits, risks, and economic, social, and ethical implications as a complement to community health indicators. Objectives: The objectives delineated for Working Group 1 were: 1) to analyze current initiatives to assess health promotion...article 2002
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TNO Arbeid (author), Proper, K.I. (author), Staal, B.J. (author), Hildebrandt, V.H. (author), van der Beek, A.J. (author), van Mechelen, W. (author)This paper systematically reviews the literature on the effectiveness of physical activity programs at worksites with respect to work-related outcomes. A computerized literature search, a reference search, and a manual search of personal databases were performed using the following inclusion criteria: randomized controlled or controlled trial,...article 2002
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Reijneveld, S.A. (author), Stronks, K. (author)Background. Socioeconomic differences in health and in use of health care are well known. Most data on socioeconomic differences in health care utilization are based on retrospective self-report in community surveys, but the evidence on the validity of self-reported utilization of health care across socioeconomic groups is limited. The aim of...article 2001
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Hildebrandt, V.H. (author), Bongers, P.M. (author), van Dijk, F.J. (author), Kempers, H.C.G. (author), Dul, J. (author)The article describes the Dutch Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (DMQ) for the analysis of musculoskeletal workload and associated potential hazardous working conditions as well as musculoskeletal symptoms in worker populations. Its qualities are explored using a database of 1,575 workers in various occupations who completed the questionnaire. The...article 2001
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Brugman, E. (author), Reijneveld, S.A. (author), Verhulst, F.C. (author), Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P. (author), TNO Arbeid (author)Objectives: To assess the degree to which physicians and nurses working in preventive child health care (child health professionals [CHPs]) identify and manage psychosocial problems in children, and to determine its association with parent-reported behavioral and emotional problems, sociodemographic factors, and general and mental health history...article 2001
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Brugman, E. (author), Reijneveld, S.A. (author), Verhulst, F.C. (author), Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P. (author)Objective. To assess the degree to which school physicians and nurses working in preventive child health care (child health professionals; CHPs) identify and manage psychosocial problems in children, and to determine its association with parentreported behavioural and emotional problems, sociodemographic factors, and medical history of children....article 2001
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TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author), Jonsson, E. (author), David Banta, H. (author), Scherstén, T. (author)Objectives: To describe health technology assessment (HTA) and policies concerning three screening procedures in Sweden. Methods: The main source of information was reports from the Swedish Council for Technology Assessment in Health Care (SBU) and other governmental reports, supplemented by the professional literature. Results: Prevention is...article 2001
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TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author), David Banta, H. (author), Oortwijn, W. (author), Cranovsky, R. (author)Objective: To present a summary of the papers in this volume, illustrating the links between health technology assessment (HTA), health policies and specifically policies toward prevention and screening, and implementation of screening tests in the case of three screening methods: mammography screening for breast cancer, screening for prostate...article 2001
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Verheij, R.A. (author), de Bakker, D.H. (author), Reijneveld, S.A. (author)Background: General practitioner workload is higher in deprived urban areas and for the elderly. This led to the introduction of additional GP payments regarding these patients, in the UK and in the Netherlands. This study examines whether this has resulted in more equal payment for work done in the Netherlands. Methods: GP workload and income...article 2001
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Reijneveld, S.A. (author)Surveys are often used to obtain data on ethnic differences in health care utilization. This study examines the cross-cultural validity of such data. Survey data were linked to an insurance register, for 3054 residents of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Concordance was estimated using Cohen's kappa statistics (agreement adjusted for chance agreement...article 2000
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Reijneveld, S.A. (author), Verheij, R.A. (author), de Bakker, D.H. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Objective - Many studies show the average health status in deprived areas to be poorer and the use of health care to be higher, but there is hardly any information on the impact of the geographical classification on the size of these differences. This study examines the impact of the geographical classification on the clustering of poor health...article 2000
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- van Gennip, E.M.S.J. (author), Sillevis Smitt Sr, P.A.E. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author) article 2000
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Buijs, P. (author), van Amstel, R. (author), van Dijk, F. (author), TNO Arbeid (author)Objectives - To investigate cooperation between occupational physicians (OPs) and general practitioners (GPs). Methods - Literature review; structured interviews; questionnaires sent to randomised samples of OPs (n = 232) and GPs (n = 243). Results - Actual cooperation is poor. However, more than 80% of both groups responded that they want to...article 1999