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Bles, W. (author), Bos, J.E. (author), Kruit, H. (author)The number of recently published papers on motion sickness may convey the impression that motion sickness is far from being understood. The current review focusses on a concept which tends to unify the different manifestations and theories of motion sickness. The paper highlights the relations between ergonomic principles to minimise motion...article 2000
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van Leerdam, F.J.M. (author)The Youth Health Care guideline 'Early screening for hearing impairment, ages 0-19 years' draws the attention of all parties involved to the case finding of, notably, perceptive hearing loss; it helps workers in the Youth Health Care argue their referrals and improve the next steps in the process. Referrals always aim at ruling out perceptive...article 2000
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TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author), Freriks, G. (author)The Unique Patient Identifier is debated. This presentation will present the problems associated with this concept. The unique number is used for identification of persons and documents and thereby creates a severe security risk. The Master Patient Index file is a possible solution.article 2000
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de Walle, H.E.K. (author), van der Pal, K.M. (author), van den Berg, L.T.W. (author), Jeeninga, W. (author), Schouten, J.S.A.G. (author), de Rover, C.M. (author), Buitendijk, S.E. (author), Cornel, M.C. (author), TNO Arbeid (author)Chemicals/CAS: Folic Acid, 59-30-3article 1999
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Hermus, R.J.J. (author), Severs, A.H. (author), Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author)-Consumers increasingly use vitamin supplements. Also, since June 1996, foodstuffs enriched with vitamins are available on the Dutch market. -These sources of extra vitamins may be useful for groups at risk for marginal vitamin deficiencies. -These risk groups include the chronically ill (e.g. diabetics), people using medicaments, older people...article 1999
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- Miedema, H.S. (author), van der Linden, S.M. (author), Rasker, J.J. (author), Valkenburg, H.A. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author) article 1998
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Verrips, G.H. (author), Hirasing, R.A. (author), Fekkes, M. (author), Vogels, T. (author), Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P. (author), van de Delemarre-Waal, H.A. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)The aim of the study was to test the hypothesis that daily administration of growth hormone using the Medi-Jector® results in fewer adverse psychological responses than needle injection with a multidose injection pen. The Medi-Jector is a needle-free injection device that can deliver growth hormone subcutaneously through jet injection. The group...article 1998
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Reijneveld, S.A. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Objective - Difference in health, lifestyles, and use of health care between groups of varying ethnic origin can have important implications for preventive and curative health care. This paper studies whether socioeconomic factors explain ethnic differences in these outcomes. Design - Data on health status, lifestyles, and use of health care...article 1998
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van Bemmel, J.H. (author), van Ginneken, A.M. (author), Stam, H. (author), Assanelli, D. (author), Macfarlane, P.W. (author), Maglaveras, N. (author), Rubel, P. (author), Zeelenberg, C. (author), Zywietz, Chr. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)The project I4C (Integration and Communication for the Continuity of Cardiac Care) is carried out for the advancement of cardiac care, from prevention to follow-up. The goals of I4C are: (1) integrated access to patient data, wherever they are stored; (2) support of evidence-based care; (3) consistent recording of patient data (eg, patient...article 1998
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van den Broek, P.J. (author), Haerkens, H.M.J. (author), van Weert, N.J.H.W. (author), Vermeij, P. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Objective. To determine whether intravenous home treatment with antimicrobial drugs of patients with an infection is feasible. Design. Descriptive. Setting. Academic Hospital, Leiden, the Netherlands. Method. In October 1992 a programme for intravenous home treatment of patients with infectious diseases was started. The programme was based on...article 1997
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Perenboom, R.J.M. (author), Davidse, W. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Background. To increase the coverage of influenza vaccination in groups of patients at risk, an experiment was conducted in 1993, aimed at logistic support of general practitioners (GPs). Methods. Support was given to 56 GPs with 133 000 patients to select and invite patients at risk. The coverage of vaccination as a result of this experiment...article 1996
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Schweitz, R. (author), Mopurgo, R. (author), Sietaram, M.A. (author), Hirasing, R.A. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Objective: To determine the extent and severity of malnutrition in children in the last 10 years in 's Lands Hospitaal. Setting: Paramaribo, Surinam. Design: Retrospective descriptive study. Method: Data were collected from the medical files of children admitted because of malnutrition, by completing a standard questionnaire. Results: The number...article 1996
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Eekhof, J.A.H. (author), de Bock, G.H. (author), de Laat, J.A.P.M. (author), Dap, R. (author), Schaapveld, K. (author), Springer, M.P. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Hearling loss is an important health problem in the elderly which sometimes leads to social isolation. In a study with 62 patients, the diagnostic value of four simple tests for screening for hearing loss in general practice was examined. When paying attention to the loudness of the whispering, the whispered voice test can be a valuable test for...article 1996
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Davidse, W. (author), Perenboom, R.J.M. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Objective. To increase the coverage of influenza vaccination by a programmatic approach in a large population, aimed at the general practitioners (GPs). Design. Intervention study (prospective). Setting. The region of central Brabant (Tilburg and some surrounding communities), the Netherlands. Method. The intervention was carried out in a...article 1995
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Hirasing, R.A. (author), Reus, H. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Good long-term results of dry bed training of children with nocturnal enuresis. Objective. To determine the long-term effect of dry bed training in a youth health care setting. Setting. Haarlemmermeer, the Netherlands.Design. Descriptive. Method. Parents of 36 children (mean age 9 year) subjected to dry bed training in 1987-1989, were asked in...article 1994
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Banta, H.D. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Minimally invasive surgery is one of the great innovations of health care in the 20th century. It promises to revolutionise surgery by allowing many more operations to be performed with minimal hospitalisation. Pressure from patients has caused many techniques to spread rapidly before they have been adequately assessed. This must be resisted,...article 1993
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Draaisma, D. (author), Dam, J. (author), de Winter, C.R. (author), Nederlands Instituut voor Praeventieve Gezondheidszorg TNO (author)In a debate on the desired occupational health service in The Netherlands all parties involved seemed to be rather unsatisfied with the current practice. Therefore a study was set out on the quality of the service to 51 client organizations as seen by the parties involved. In the first phase the viewpoint of the occupational health teams was...article 1993
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Banta, H.D. (author), Schersten, T. (author), Jonsson, E. (author), Instituut voor Verouderings- en Vaatziekten Onderzoek TNO (author)The field of minimally invasive therapy (MIT) raises many important issues for the future of health care. It seems inevitable that MIT will replace much conventional surgery. This trend is good for society and good for patients. The health care system, however, may find the change disruptive. The need for hospital beds will shrink. Day surgery...article 1993
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- TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author), Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P. (author) article 1993
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van Loon, A.A.W.M. (author), Timmerman, A.J. (author), van der Schans, G.P. (author), Lohman, P.H.M. (author), Baan, R.A. (author), Medisch Biologisch Laboratorium TNO (author)Exposure of cells to ionizing radiation gives rise to DNA damage, comprising strand breaks and base modifications. All these lesions may contribute to cell death, mutagenesis and/or carcinogenesis, but their relative contributions are likely to be different. It is important, therefore, to study the various damages with respect to their abundance...article 1992