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van der Klauw, D. (author), Molema, J.J.W. (author), Vrijhoef, H.J.M. (author)Conference abstract of the World Congress on Integrated Care, Singapore, November 7-9, 2013.article 2013
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Sitthipornvorakul, E. (author), Janwantanakul, P. (author), Purepong, N. (author), Pensri, P. (author), van der Beek, A.J. (author)The effect of physical activity on neck and low back pain is still controversial. No systematic review has been conducted on the association between daily physical activity and neck and low back pain. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between physical activity and the incidence/prevalence of neck and low back pain....article 2011
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Uegaki, K. (author), de Bruijne, M.C. (author), van der Beek, A.J. (author), van Mechelen, W. (author), van Tulder, M.W. (author)Objectives: To investigate the methods used to estimate the indirect costs of health-related productivity in economic evaluations from a company's perspective. Methods: The primary literature search was conducted in Medline and Embase. Supplemental searches were conducted in the Cochrane NHS Economic Evaluation Database, the National Institute...article 2011
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van Dongen, J.M. (author), Proper, K.I. (author), van Wier, M.F. (author), van der Beek, A.J. (author), Bongers, P.M. (author), van Mechelen, W. (author), van Tulder, M.W. (author)Summary: This systematic review summarizes the current evidence on the financial return of worksite health promotion programmes aimed at improving nutrition and/or increasing physical activity. Data on study characteristics and results were extracted from 18 studies published up to 14 January 2011. Two reviewers independently assessed the risk...article 2011
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van Gils, R.F. (author), Boot, C.R.L. (author), van Gils, P.F. (author), Bruynzeel, D. (author), Coenraads, P.J. (author), van Mechelen, W. (author), Riphagen, I.I. (author), Anema, J.R. (author)Hand dermatitis is a prevalent disease with an episodic, chronic character. The use of medical resources is high and is often related to reduced (work) functioning. The burden is therefore high for patients and society. Management of hand dermatitis is often unsatisfactory, and for this reason prevention is important. The effectiveness of...article 2011
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Koopmans, L. (author), Bernaards, C.M. (author), Hildebrandt, V.H. (author), Schaufeli, W.B. (author), de Vet, H.C.W. (author), van der Beek, A.J. (author)Objective: Individual work performance is differently conceptualized and operationalized in different disciplines. The aim of the current review was twofold: (1) identifying conceptual frameworks of individual work performance and (2) integrating these to reach a heuristic conceptual framework. Methods: A systematic review was conducted in...article 2011
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Oostdam, N. (author), van Poppel, M.N.M. (author), Wouters, M.G.A.J. (author), van Mechelen, W. (author)Background: The prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is increasing worldwide. GDM is associated with increased risks for mother and child during pregnancy and in later life. The aim of this article is to systematically review literature on the effectiveness of interventions to prevent GDM. Methods: Controlled trials found in PubMed,...article 2011
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van Spil, W.E. (author), de Groot, J. (author), Lems, W.F. (author), Oostveen, J.C.M. (author), Lafeber, F.P.J.G. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Context: Molecules that are released into biological fluids during matrix metabolism of articular cartilage, subchondral bone, and synovial tissue could serve as biochemical markers of the process of osteoarthritis (OA). Unfortunately, actual breakthroughs in the biochemical OA marker field are limited so far. Objective: By reviewing the status...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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de Vries, S.I. (author), van Hirtum, H.W.J.E.M. (author), Bakker, I. (author), Hopman-Rock, M. (author), Hirasing, R.A. (author), van Mechelen, W. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Purpose: To review recently published studies on the reproducibility, validity, and feasibility of motion sensors used to assess physical activity in healthy children and adolescents (2-18 yr). Methods: On October 2004, a systematic literature search in PubMed, EMBASE, and PsycINFO was performed. This search has been updated on October 2007. In...article 2009
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Hemelaar, M. (author), van der Mooren, M.J. (author), Rad, M. (author), Kluft, C. (author), Kenemans, P. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Objective: To review the effects of non-oral administration of postmenopausal hormone therapy (HT) on risk markers for atherosclerotic and venous thromboembolic disease.Non-oral postmenopausal HT appears not to increase venous thromboembolic risk, whereas the effect on coronary heart disease risk is less clear. Design: Systematic review of...article 2008
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Griffith, L.E. (author), Hogg-Johnson, S. (author), Cole, D.C. (author), Krause, N. (author), Hayden, J. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Leclerc, A. (author), Coggon, D. (author), Bongers, P. (author), Walter, S.D. (author), Shannon, H.S. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Objective: To determine which literature-based definitions of low back pain (LBP) could be combined to produce sufficiently similar sets for use in a meta-analysis. Study Design and Setting: A group of six international experts participated in an e-mail-administered Delphi process. Literature-based LBP definitions were preliminarily classified...article 2007
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Genkinger, J.M. (author), Hunter, D.J. (author), Spiegelman, D. (author), Anderson, K.E. (author), Arslan, A. (author), Beeson, W.L. (author), Buring, J.E. (author), Fraser, G.E. (author), Freudenheim, J.L. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), Hankinson, S.E. (author), Jacobs Jr., D.R. (author), Koushik, A. (author), Lacey Jr., J.V. (author), Larsson, S.C. (author), Leitzmann, M. (author), McCullough, M.L. (author), Miller, A.B. (author), Rodriguez, C. (author), Rohan, T.E. (author), Scheuten, L.J. (author), Shore, R. (author), Smit, E. (author), Wolk, A. (author), Zhang, S.M. (author), Smith-Warner, S.A. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Background: Dairy foods and their constituents (lactose and calcium) have been hypothesized to promote ovarian carcinogenesis. Although case-control studies have reported conflicting results for dairy foods and lactose, several cohort studies have shown positive associations between skim milk, lactose, and ovarian cancer. Methods: A pooled...article 2006
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Koppes, L.L.J. (author), Dekker, J.M. (author), Hendriks, H.F.J. (author), Bouter, L.M. (author), Heine, R.J. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Aims/hypothesis: This systematic review examines the relationship between alcohol consumption and long-term complications of type 2 diabetes. Meta-analyses could only be performed for total mortality, mortality from CHD, and CHD incidence, because the availability of articles on other complications was too limited. Materials and methods: A...article 2006
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Koppes, L.L.J. (author), Dekker, J.M. (author), Hendriks, H.F.J. (author), Bouter, L.M. (author), Heine, R.J. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)OBJECTIVE - This meta-analysis was undertaken to obtain insight regarding the shape and strength of the relationship between alcohol consumption and the risk of type 2 diabetes, the effects of adjustment for confounders, and the effect of modification by type 2 diabetes definition, sex, and BMI. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS - The 15 original...article 2005
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Steenstra, I.A. (author), Verbeek, J.H. (author), Heymans, M.W. (author), Bongers, P.M. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Background: The percentages of patients with acute low back pain (LBP) that go on to a chronic state varies between studies from 2% to 34%. In some of these cases low back pain leads to great costs. Aims: To evaluate the evidence for prognostic factors for return to work among workers sick listed with acute LBP. Methods: Systematic literature...article 2005
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Staal, J.B. (author), Rainville, J. (author), Fritz, J. (author), van Mechelen, W. (author), Pransky, G. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Introduction: There is a body of literature that indicates that physical exercise interventions, with a primary focus on improvement of functioning instead of pain relief, might be effective to stimulate return to work and improve function in workers who are absent from work due to low back pain (LBP). Successful application and implementation...article 2005
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van Poppel, M.N.M. (author), Hooftman, W.E. (author), Koes, B.W. (author)Objective. To update the evidence on the effectiveness of lumbar supports, education and exercise in the primary prevention of low back pain at the workplace. Methods. A computerized search for controlled clinical trials published between 1997 and 2002 was conducted, and the methodological quality of the studies was assessed using a criteria...article 2004
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de Maat, M.P.M. (author), Trion, A. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Purpose of review C-reactive protein (CRP) is consistently associated with cardiovascular disease in prospective and cross-sectional clinical and epidemiological studies. Inflammation is an important mechanism in cardiovascular disease, and the plasma level of CRP is considered to. reflect the inflammatory condition of the patient and/or the...article 2004
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TNO Arbeid (author), Hooftman, W.E. (author), van Poppel, M.N.M. (author), van der Beek, A.J. (author), Bongers, P.M. (author), van Mechelen, W. (author)Gender differences in the prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints might be explained by differences in the effect of exposure to work-related physical and psychosocial risk factors. A systematic review was conducted to examine gender differences in the relations between these risk factors and musculoskeletal complaints. Several electronic...article 2004