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Open AccessAssessing the role of criminality in neighbourhood safety feelings and self-reported health: results from a cross-sectional study in a Dutch municipality
Neighbourhood safety has repeatedly been shown to be associated with the health and well-being of the residents. Criminality is often seen as one of the key factors affecting neighbourhood safety. However, the...
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Open AccessNeighborhood Environment Is Associated with Overweight and Obesity, Particularly in Older Residents: Results from Cross-Sectional Study in Dutch Municipality
We explored whether overweight and obesity were associated with the physical and social environment at neighborhood level. Data from Maastricht municipality survey (the Netherlands) were used (n = 9771 adults). M...
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Open AccessLucKi Birth Cohort Study: rationale and design
Infancy and childhood are characterized by rapid growth and development, which largely determine health status and well-being across the lifespan. Identification of modifiable risk factors and prognostic facto...
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Living Environment Matters: Relationships Between Neighborhood Characteristics and Health of the Residents in a Dutch Municipality
Characteristics of an individual alone cannot exhaustively explain all the causes of poor health, and neighborhood of residence have been suggested to be one of the factors that contribute to health. However, ...
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Een nadere analyse van de gezondheidsachterstand in stadsregio Parkstad
Limburg, en vooral Zuid-Limburg, heeft een ongunstig sociaaleconomisch en epidemiologisch profiel. Daarbij wordt vaak gewezen op de opeenstapeling van achterstanden in stadsregio Parkstad (welke ook de voormal...
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Open AccessSerotonin receptor 3A polymorphism c.-42C > T is associated with severe dyspepsia
The association between anxiety and depression related traits and dyspepsia may reflect a common genetic predisposition. Furthermore, genetic factors may contribute to the risk of having increased visceral sen...
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Zuurremmers: hoog inzetten, of juist laag?
Van Marrewijk CJ, Mujakovic S, Fransen GA, Numans ME, De Wit NJ, Muris JW, Van Oijen MG, Jansen JB, Grobbee DE, Knottnerus JA, Laheij RJ. Zuurremmers: hoog inzetten, of juist laag? Het DIAMOND-onderzoek naar e...
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Leefstijladviezen, medicatie-instructies en het belang van therapietrouw bij maagklachten
Fransen GAJ, Mesters I, Van Marrewijk CJ, Mujakovic S, Knottnerus JA, Muris JWM. Leefstijladviezen, medicatie-instructies en het belang van therapietrouwe bij maagklachten. Huisarts Wet 2007;50(9):445-52.
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Open AccessPragmatic trials in primary care. Methodological challenges and solutions demonstrated by the DIAMOND-study
Pragmatic randomised controlled trials are often used in primary care to evaluate the effect of a treatment strategy. In these trials it is difficult to achieve both high internal validity and high generalisab...
