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Deurloo, J.A. (author), Verkerk, P.H. (author)Objectives: Over the years, there has been much debate about the desirability and efficacy of screening for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. To analyse the current evidence from a public health point of view a renewed evaluation of the literature was performed. Study design: Literature review. Methods: We performed two literature searches: from...article 2015
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Hayes, D.J. (author), van Buuren, S. (author), ter Kuile, F.O. (author), Stasinopoulos, D.M. (author), Rigby, R.A. (author), Terlouw, D.J. (author)Methods: A weight-for-age database was constructed from pre-existing population-based anthropometric data obtained from household surveys and research groups. It contained data collected between 1995 and 2012 on 1 263 119 individuals (909 368 female, 353 751 male) older than 14 days and younger than 50 years in 64 malaria-endemic countries....article 2015
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- Taylor, S.L. (author), Houben, G.F. (author), Baumert, J.L. (author), Crevel, R.R.W.R. (author), Allen, K.J. (author), Dubois, A.E.J. (author), Knulst, A.C. (author), Remington, B.C. (author), Kruizinga, A.G. (author), Blom, W.M. (author), Brooke-Taylor, S. (author) article 2015
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van Loon, R.J. (author), Brouwer, R.F.T. (author), Martens, M.H. (author)Internationally, drowsy driving is associated with around 20% of all crashes. Despite the development of different detection methods, driver drowsiness remains a disconcerting public health issue. Detection methods can estimate drowsiness by directly measuring the physiology of the driver, or they can measure the effect that drowsiness has on...article 2015
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van der Klauw, D. (author), van den Broek, E. (author), van Empelen, P. (author)Healthy neighborhoods are an important mean to increase health and quality of life of citizens. Realization of healthy neighborhoods requires coalitions of different sectors. This research answers the question on what factors experts agree that they contribute to effective intersectoral coalitions. We aimed for consensus about (1) priorities to...article 2015
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Kamphuis, M. (author), van de Nieuwegiessen, A.I. (author), Span, P.M. (author)Background Dutch Youth health care is an easily accessible service where parents can ask for support for the healthy development of their children. The majority of the screenings and medical examinations show no abnormalities. Sometimes there is doubt about the severity of symptoms: the line between healthy variation and diseases or...article 2014
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Jedynska, A. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Eeftens, M. (author), Cyrys, J. (author), Keuken, M. (author), Ampe, C. (author), Beelen, R. (author), Cesaroni, G. (author), Forastiere, F. (author), Cirach, M. (author), de Hoogh, K. (author), de Nazelle, A. (author), Madsen, C. (author), Declercq, C. (author), Eriksen, K.T. (author), Katsouyanni, K. (author), Akhlaghi, H.M. (author), Lanki, T. (author), Meliefste, K. (author), Nieuwenhuijsen, M. (author), Oldenwening, M. (author), Pennanen, A. (author), Raaschou-Nielsen, O. (author), Brunekreef, B. (author), Kooter, I.M. (author)Limited information is available on the contribution of organic components in particulate matter to health effects related to fine particles. Spatial variability of specific fine particle organic components has not been assessed with consistent methods. The aim of this paper is to assess spatial variation of organic components of fine particles...article 2014
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Minguillón, M.C. (author), Cirach, M. (author), Hoek, G. (author), Brunekreef, B. (author), Tsai, M. (author), de Hoogh, K. (author), Jedynska, A. (author), Kooter, I.M. (author), Nieuwenhuijsen, M. (author), Querol, X. (author)Trace and major elements concentrations in PM10 and PM2.5 were measured at 20 sites spread in the Barcelona metropolitan area (1 rural background, 6 urban background, 13 road traffic sites) and at 1 reference site. Three 2-week samples per site and size fraction were collected during 2009 using low volume samplers, adding a total of 120 samples....article 2014
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Schuller, A.A. (author), van Buuren, S. (author)Valid estimates of caries experience are needed to monitor oral population health. Obtaining such estimates in practice is often complicated by nonresponse and missing data. The goal of this study was to estimate caries experiences in a population of children aged 5 and 11 years, in the presence of nonresponse and missing data. Four estimation...article 2014
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Crevel, R.W.R. (author), Baumert, J.L. (author), Baka, A. (author), Houben, G.F. (author), Knulst, A.C. (author), Kruizinga, A.G. (author), Luccioli, S. (author), Taylor, S.L. (author), Madsen, C.B. (author)The need to assess the risk from food allergens derives directly from the need to manage effectively this food safety hazard. Work spanning the last two decades dispelled the initial thinking that food allergens were so unique that the risk they posed was not amenable to established risk assessment approaches and methodologies. Food allergens...article 2014
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Schuller, A.A. (author), van Dommelen, P. (author), Poorterman, J.H. (author)OBJECTIVES: From 1 January 2006, the distinction between the health insurance fund and private insurance was abolished and a basic insurance package was agreed for everyone in the Netherlands. Dental treatment for young people below the age of 18 is reimbursed under the terms of this basic package. Dental treatment for adults is not covered in...article 2014
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Hegger, I. (author), Janssen, S.W.J. (author), Keijsers, J.F.E.M. (author), Schuit, A.J. (author), van Oers, H.A.M. (author)Background: It often remains unclear to investigators how their research contributes to the work of the commissioner. We initiated the 'Risk Model' case study to gain insight into how a Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) project and its knowledge products contribute to the commissioner's work, the commissioner...article 2014
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Hafkam-de Groen, E. (author)This thesis focuses on asthma symptoms in early childhood. From a public health perspective, we aim to improve health and health-related quality of life through the prevention of asthma symptoms and by signaling, counselling or management of children who are at a high risk of developing asthma. The public health approach that we used in this...doctoral thesis 2014
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Mesters, I. (author), Wahl, S. (author), van Keulen, H.M. (author)Background: Present study aimed to identify socio-demographic, medical and social-cognitive correlates of physical activity among Dutch older individuals. Methods. A systematic random sample of 2,568 Dutch participants aged 45-70 years filled out the validated modified Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors (CHAMPS) questionnaire...article 2014
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Iyer, V. (author), Waldram-Nienhuis, A. (author), Boland, N. (author), Kamphuis, M. (author)The Dutch Youth Act (2015) has to resolve serious problems among young people, prevent inappropriate medicalisation, and realise efficiency. Participation and empowerment are terms often used. At the moment Dutch youth healthcare doctors monitor children on a regular basis and assess situations based on the national Public Health Status and...article 2014
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van Buuren, S. (author), Perenboom, R.J.M. (author)There are very few norms to evaluate and monitor the health and functioning of the elderly. This paper proposes a compact spatial representation of 25 health measurements of European citizens older than 50 years. Data from 44,285 unique individuals were obtained from the EU-wide Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe(SHARE) data...article 2014
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den Boer, J.W. (author), Euser, S.M. (author), Nagelkerke, N.J. (author), Schuren, F. (author), Jarraud, S. (author), Etienne, J. (author)Background: Legionella is a water and soil bacterium that can infect humans, causing a pneumonia known as Legionnaires' disease. The pneumonia is almost exclusively caused by the species L. pneumophila, of which serogroup 1 is responsible for 90% of patients. Within serogroup 1, large differences in prevalence in clinical isolates have been...article 2013
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- Cesuroglu, T. (author), van Ommen, B. (author), Malats, N. (author), Sudbrak, R. (author), Lehrach, H. (author), Brand, A. (author) article 2012
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Theunissen, M.H.C. (author), Vogels, A.G.C. (author), Reijneveld, S.A. (author)OBJECTIVE: To assess whether variation in the proportion of children identified as having psychosocial problems by individual preventive pediatricians can be explained by pediatrician characteristics, over and above variations in the mix of children. Furthermore, to assess whether the characteristics of preventive pediatricians were related to...article 2012
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Hafkamp-de Groen, E. (author), van Rossem, L. (author), de Jongste, J.C. (author), Mohangoo, A.D. (author), Moll, H.A. (author), Jaddoe, V.W.V. (author), Hofman, A. (author), Mackenbach, J.P. (author), Raat, H. (author)Background The authors assessed whether socioeconomic inequalities in asthma symptoms were already present in preschool children and to what extent prenatal, perinatal and postnatal risk factors for asthma symptoms mediate the effect of socioeconomic status (SES). Methods The study included 3136 Dutch children participating in the Generation R...article 2012