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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
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van Bilsen, J.H.M. (author), Ronsmans, S. (author), Crevel, R.W.R. (author), Rona, R.J. (author), Przyrembel, H. (author), Penninks, A.H. (author), Contor, L. (author), Houben, G.F. (author)Identification of allergenic foods of public health importance should be based on well-defined criteria. Björkstén et al. (2008) proposed that the criteria should assess the evidence for an IgE mechanism, the reaction, the potency and the severity of the effect of the food and its prevalence. This study evaluated the application of the proposed...article 2011
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Rodriguez, V. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Patent pools do not correct all problems associated with patent thickets. In this respect, patent pools might not stop the outsider problem from striking pools. Moreover, patent pools can be expensive to negotiate, can exclude patent holders with smaller numbers of patents or enable a group of major players to form a cartel that excludes new...article 2010
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Altorf, W. (author), van der Kuil, W.A. (author), Engberink, M.F. (author), Brink, E.J. (author), van Baak, M.A. (author), Bakker, S.J.L. (author), Navis, G. (author), van't Veer, P. (author), Geleijnse, J.M. (author)Background: Elevated blood pressure (BP), which is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, is highly prevalent worldwide. Recently, interest has grown in the role of dietary protein in human BP. We performed a systematic review of all published scientific literature on dietary protein, including protein from various sources, in relation...article 2010
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Matthys, C. (author), Bucchini, L. (author), Busstra, M.C. (author), Cavelaars, A.E.J.M. (author), Eleftheriou, P. (author), Garc?a-Alvarez, A. (author), Fairweather-Tait, S. (author), Gurinovi?, M. (author), van Ommen, B. (author), Contor, L. (author)Approaches through which reference values for micronutrients are derived, as well as the reference values themselves, vary considerably across countries. Harmonisation is needed to improve nutrition policy and public health strategies. The EURRECA (EURopean micronutrient RECommendations Aligned, http://www.eurreca.org) Network of Excellence is...article 2010
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Vogel, I. (author), Brug, J. (author), van der Ploeg, C.P.B. (author), Raat, H. (author)Noise-induced hearing loss is a significant social and public health problem, which is found in increasing numbers of adolescents. Young people are particularly likely to expose themselves to potentially damaging loud sounds during leisure activities. Visiting discotheques is one of the most popular leisure activities of young people. Only a few...article 2009
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Vogels, A.G.C. (author), Jacobusse, G.W. (author), Hoekstra, F. (author), Brugman, E. (author), Crone, M. (author), Reijneveld, S.A. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Objective: To assess whether differences between individual Preventive Child Health Care (PCH) professionals in the percentage of children they identify as having psychosocial problems are larger than expected based on chance and whether such differences can be explained by differences in parent-reported problems or risk indicators. Study Design...article 2008
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- Bottini, A.A. (author), Alepee, N. (author), Phillips, B. (author), Gribaldo, L. (author), de Silva, O. (author), Hartung, T. (author), Hendriksen, C. (author), Kuil, J. (author), Pazos, P. (author), Rhein, C. (author), Schiffelers, M.-J. (author), Stokes, W. (author), Theobald, A. (author), Vidal, J.-M. (author), van de Sandt, H. (author), Breier, S. (author), Sintes, J.R. (author), Blaauboer, B. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author) article 2008
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- Knowles, A. (author), van der Schaaf, D.A. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author) article 2008
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Jans, M.P. (author), Proper, K.I. (author), Hildebrandt, V.H. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Background: Sedentary behavior is an independent risk factor for excess body weight and other health problems. There are no published data on sitting time at work, or how this is related to occupation and sector (branch of business). No published study has shown whether extended sitting at work is compensated for by sitting less during leisure...article 2007
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Loftness, V. (author), Hakkinen, B. (author), Adan, O. (author), Nevalainen, A. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author)Background: The elements that contribute to a healthy building are multifactorial and can be discussed from different perspectives. Objectives: We present three viewpoints of designing a healthy building: the importance of sustainable development, the role of occupants for ensuring indoor air quality, and ongoing developments related to indoor...article 2007
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Money, C.D. (author), van Hemmen, J.J. (author), Vermeire, T.G. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)The primary process established by the European Commission to address the science needed to define key REACH concepts and to help rationally implement REACH's ambitions is enshrined in a series of activities known as the REACH Implementation Projects (RIPs). These are projects that aim to define the methodology that could be used, and present...article 2007
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Adan, O.C.G. (author), Ng-A-Tham, J. (author), Hanke, W. (author), Sigsgaard, T. (author), van den Hazel, P. (author), Wu, F. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond TNO Defensie en Veiligheid (author)Increasingly, policymakers in Europe and around the world are realizing the importance of healthy indoor environments for public health. Certain member states of the European Union (EU) have already achieved successes in improving indoor environmental quality, such as controlling certain contaminants (e.g., environmental tobacco smoke) or...article 2007
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Grenier, D. (author), Elliott, E.J. (author), Zurynski, Y. (author), Rodrigues Pereira, R. (author), Preece, M. (author), Lynn, R. (author), von Kries, R. (author), Zimmermann, H. (author), Dickson, N.P. (author), Virella, D. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Paediatric Surveillance Units (PSUs) have been established in 14 countries and facilitate national, prospective, active surveillance for a range of conditions, with monthly reporting by child health specialists. The International Network of Paediatric Surveillance Units (INoPSU) was established in 1998 and facilitates international collaboration...article 2007
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Schaafsma, G. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)The increasing prevalence in many countries of people with overweight and obesity is undoubtedly one of the biggest threats to public health. Dietary proteins, because of their positive effects on satiation/ satiety, may help to reduce energy intake and promote a healthy body composition with less body fat. Several mechanisms have been put...article 2006
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- van Wouwe, J.P. (author), Hirasing, R.A. (author) article 2006
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Verheijden, M.W. (author), Bakx, J.C. (author), van Weel, C. (author), van Staveren, W.A. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)This paper was based on collaborative research efforts from Wageningen University and the University Medical Centre St Radboud in The Netherlands and describes the rationale for web-based nutrition counselling applications in general practice as well as some of the frequently used models and theories (predominantly the Stages of Change Model)....article 2005
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Verheijden, M.W. (author), Kok, F.J. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Community-based interventions have increasingly received attention since researchers and public health professionals have come to acknowledge the importance of an environment that makes the healthy choice the easy choice. All stakeholders including the target community are involved to achieve changes in legislation, in people's social and...article 2005
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Kaput, J. (author), Ordovas, J.M. (author), Ferguson, L. (author), van Ommen, B. (author), Rodriguez, R.L. (author), Allen, L. (author), Ames, B.N. (author), Dawson, K. (author), German, B. (author), Krauss, R. (author), Malyj, W. (author), Archer, M.C. (author), Barnes, S. (author), Bortholomew, A. (author), Birk, R. (author), van Bladeren, P. (author), Bradford, K.J. (author), Brown, K.H. (author), Caetano, R. (author), Castle, D. (author), Chadwick, R. (author), Clarke, S. (author), Clemént, K. (author), Cooney, C.A. (author), Corella, D. (author), da Cruz, I.B.M. (author), Daniel, H. (author), Duster, T. (author), Ebbesson, S.O.E. (author), Elliott, R. (author), Fairweather-Tait, S. (author), Felton, J. (author), Fenech, M. (author), Finley, J.W. (author), Fogg-Johnson, N. (author), Gill-Garrison, R. (author), Gibney, M.J. (author), Gillies, P.J. (author), Gustafsson, J.A. (author), Hartman IV, J.L. (author), He, L. (author), Hwang, J.K. (author), Jais, J.P. (author), Jang, Y. (author), Joost, H. (author), Junien, C. (author), Kanter, M. (author), Kibbe, W.A. (author), Koletzko, B. (author), Korf, B.R. (author), Kornman, K. (author), Krempin, D.W. (author), Langin, D. (author), Lauren, D.R. (author), Lee, J.H. (author), Leveille, G.A. (author), Lin, S.J. (author), Mathers, J. (author), Mayne, M. (author), McNabb, W. (author), Milner, J.A. (author), Morgan, P. (author), Muller, M. (author), Nikolsky, Y. (author), van der Ouderaa, F. (author), Park, T. (author), Pensel, N. (author), Perez-Jimenez, F. (author), Poutanen, K. (author), Roberts, M. (author), Saris, W.H.M. (author), Schuster, G. (author), Shelling, A.N. (author), Simopoulos, A.P. (author), Southon, S. (author), Shyong Tai, E. (author), Towne, B. (author), Trayhurn, P. (author), Uauy, R. (author), Visek, W.J. (author), Warden, C. (author), Weiss, R. (author), Wiencke, J. (author), Winkler, J. (author), Wolff, G.L. (author), Zhao-Wilson, X. (author), Zucker, J.D. (author)Nutrigenomics is the study of how constituents of the diet interact with genes, and their products, to alter phenotype and, conversely, how genes and their products metabolise these constituents into nutrients, antinutrients, and bioactive compounds. Results from molecular and genetic epidemiological studies indicate that dietary unbalance can...article 2005
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van den Eede, G. (author), Aarts, H. (author), Buhk, H.J. (author), Corthier, G. (author), Flint, H.J. (author), Hammes, W. (author), Jacobsen, B. (author), Midtvedt, T. (author), van der Vossen, J. (author), von Wright, A. (author), Wackernagel, W. (author), Wilcks, A. (author), TNO Voeding (author)In 2000, the thematic network ENTRANSFOOD was launched to assess four different topics that are all related to the testing or assessment of food containing or produced from genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Each of the topics was linked to a European Commission (EC)-funded large shared cost action (see http://www.entransfood.com). Since the...article 2004