Search Results - "Looman, Caspar WN"

A labelled discrete choice experiment adds realism to the choices presented: preferences for surveillance tests for Barrett esophagus by Kruijshaar, Michelle E, Essink-Bot, Marie-Louise, Donkers, Bas, Looman, Caspar W N, Siersema, Peter D, Steyerberg, Ewout W

“…Discrete choice experiments (DCEs) allow systematic assessment of preferences by asking respondents to choose between scenarios. We conducted a labelled…”
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Aneuploidy and Overexpression of Ki67 and p53 as Markers for Neoplastic Progression in Barrett's Esophagus: A Case-Control Study by SIKKEMA, Marjolein, KERKHOF, Marjon, STEYERBERG, Ewout W, KUSTERS, Johannes G, VAN STRIEN, Paulina M. H, LOOMAN, Caspar WN, VAN DEKKEN, Herman, SIERSEMA, Peter D, KUIPERS, Ernst J

“…Surveillance of patients with Barrett's esophagus (BE) aims at early detection and treatment of neoplastic changes, particularly esophageal adenocarcinoma…”
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Determinants of under-5 mortality among the poor and the rich: a cross-national analysis of 43 developing countries by Houweling, Tanja AJ, Kunst, Anton E, Looman, Caspar WN, Mackenbach, Johan P

“…Background Under-5 mortality is unacceptably high in many countries, the burden of which is mainly borne by the poor. Whereas country characteristics are known…”
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Individual differences in the use of the response scale determine valuations of hypothetical health states: an empirical study by Essink-Bot, Marie-Louise, Stuifbergen, Marja C, Meerding, Willem-Jan, Looman, Caspar W N, Bonsel, Gouke J

“…The effects of socio-demographic characteristics of the respondent, including age, on valuation scores of hypothetical health states remain inconclusive…”
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Life expectancy and national income in Europe, 1900-2008: an update of Preston's analysis by MACKENBACH, Johan P, LOOMAN, Caspar W. N

“…In the past, upward shifts of the so-called Preston curve, which relates life expectancy to national income, have contributed importantly to worldwide…”
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Democratization and life expectancy in Europe, 1960–2008 by Mackenbach, Johan P., Hu, Yannan, Looman, Caspar W.N.

“…Over the past five decades, two successive waves of political reform have brought democracy to, first, Spain, Portugal and Greece, and, more recently, Central…”
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The effect of population‐based mammography screening in Dutch municipalities on breast cancer mortality: 20 years of follow‐up by Sankatsing, Valérie D.V., van Ravesteyn, Nicolien T., Heijnsdijk, Eveline A.M., Looman, Caspar W.N., van Luijt, Paula A., Fracheboud, Jacques, den Heeten, Gerard J., Broeders, Mireille J.M., de Koning, Harry J.

“…Long‐term follow‐up data on the effects of screening are scarce, and debate exists on the relative contribution of screening versus treatment to breast cancer…”
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Sirolimus for epilepsy in children with tuberous sclerosis complex: A randomized controlled trial by Overwater, Iris E, Rietman, André B, Bindels-de Heus, Karen, Looman, Caspar W.N, Rizopoulos, Dimitris, Sibindi, Tafadzwa M, Cherian, Perumpillichira J, Jansen, Floor E, Moll, Henriëtte A, Elgersma, Ype, de Wit, Marie-Claire Y

“…OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) inhibitors could reduce seizure frequency in children with tuberous sclerosis…”
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Daily home spirometry to detect early steroid treatment effects in newly treated pulmonary sarcoidosis by Broos, Caroline E, Wapenaar, Monique, Looman, Caspar W N, In 't Veen, Johannes C C M, van den Toorn, Leon M, Overbeek, Maria J, Grootenboers, Marco J J H, Heller, Roxane, Mostard, Rémy L, Poell, Linda H C, Hoogsteden, Henk C, Kool, Mirjam, Wijsenbeek, Marlies S, van den Blink, Bernt

“…Prednisone is the mainstay of sarcoidosis treatment. However, prednisone treatment optimisation is warranted, since prolonged high-dose prednisone therapy is…”
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No evidence found for an association between prednisone dose and FVC change in newly-treated pulmonary sarcoidosis by Broos, Caroline E., Poell, Linda H.C., Looman, Caspar W.N., in ’t Veen, Johannes C.C.M., Grootenboers, Marco J.J.H., Heller, Roxane, van den Toorn, Leon M., Wapenaar, Monique, Hoogsteden, Henk C., Kool, Mirjam, Wijsenbeek, Marlies S., van den Blink, Bernt

“…Prednisone is used as first-line therapy for pulmonary sarcoidosis. What dosing strategy has the best balance between effect and side-effects is largely…”
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‘Fundamental causes’ of inequalities in mortality: an empirical test of the theory in 20 European populations by Mackenbach, Johan P., Looman, Caspar W.N., Artnik, Barbara, Bopp, Matthias, Deboosere, Patrick, Dibben, Chris, Kalediene, Ramune, Kovács, Katalin, Leinsalu, Mall, Martikainen, Pekka, Regidor, Enrique, Rychtaříková, Jitka, Gelder, Rianne

“…The ‘fundamental causes’ theory stipulates that when new opportunities for lowering mortality arise, higher socioeconomic groups will benefit more because of…”
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The rise of mortality from mental and neurological diseases in Europe, 1979-2009: observational study by Mackenbach, Johan P, Karanikolos, Marina, Looman, Caspar W N

“…We studied recent trends in mortality from seven mental and neurological conditions and their determinants in 41 European countries. Age-standardized mortality…”
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Assessing the discriminative ability of risk models for more than two outcome categories by Van Calster, Ben, Vergouwe, Yvonne, Looman, Caspar W. N., Van Belle, Vanya, Timmerman, Dirk, Steyerberg, Ewout W.

“…The discriminative ability of risk models for dichotomous outcomes is often evaluated with the concordance index (c-index). However, many medical prediction…”
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Effects of Systematic Screening and Detection of Child Abuse in Emergency Departments by LOUWERS, Eveline C. F. M, KORFAGE, Ida J, LOOMAN, Caspar W. N, BOSSCHAART, Adriaan N, TEEUW, Arianne H, MOLL, Henriette A, DE KONING, Harry J, AFFOURTIT, Marjo J, SCHEEWE, Dop J. H, DE MERWE, Marjolijn H. Van, VOOIJS-MOULAERT, Anne-Françoise S. R, DEN ELZEN, Annette P. M. Van, JONGEJAN, Mieke H. T. M, RUIGE, Madelon, MANAI, Badies H. A. N

“…Although systematic screening for child abuse of children presenting at emergency departments might increase the detection rate, studies to support this are…”
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Cohort Profile: Understanding socioeconomic inequalities in health and health behaviours: The GLOBE study by VAN LENTHE, Frank J, KAMPHUIS, Carlijn B. M, BEENACKERS, Mariëlle A, JANSEN, Tessa, LOOMAN, Caspar W. N, NUSSELDER, Wilma J, MACKENBACH, Johan P

“…The main aim of the Gezondheid en Levens Omstandigheden Bevolking Eindhoven en omstreken (GLOBE) study (the letters of whose name represent the first letters…”
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New Insights: Dose-Response Relationship Between Psychotropic Drugs and Falls: A Study in Nursing Home Residents With Dementia by Sterke, Carolyn S., van Beeck, Ed F., van der Velde, Nathalie, Ziere, Gijsbertus, Petrovic, Mirko, Looman, Caspar W. N., van der Cammen, Tischa J. M.

“…The contribution of specific psychotropic drugs to fall risk in patients with dementia has not been quantified precisely until now. The authors evaluated the…”
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Promotion of a healthy lifestyle among 5-year-old overweight children: health behavior outcomes of the 'Be active, eat right' study by van Grieken, Amy, Renders, Carry M, Veldhuis, Lydian, Looman, Caspar Wn, Hirasing, Remy A, Raat, Hein

“…This study evaluates the effects of an intervention performed by youth health care professionals on child health behaviors. The intervention consisted of…”
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The impact of an education program on hand hygiene compliance and nosocomial infection incidence in an urban Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: An intervention study with before and after comparison by Helder, Onno K., Brug, Johannes, Looman, Caspar W.N., van Goudoever, Johannes B., Kornelisse, René F.

“…Nosocomial bloodstream infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in neonatal intensive care units. Appropriate hand hygiene is singled out as the…”
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Performance indicators; the association between the quality of preventive care and the prevalence of hospital-acquired skin lesions in adult hospital patients by van Dishoeck, Anne-Margreet, Looman, Caspar W.N., Steyerberg, Ewout W., Halfens, Ruud J.G., Mackenbach, Johan P.

“…Aim The aim of this study was to explore the relation between the occurrence of pressure ulcers or incontinence dermatitis and the quality of preventive care…”
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Initiation of population-based mammography screening in Dutch municipalities and effect on breast-cancer mortality: a systematic review by Otto, Suzie J, Fracheboud, Jacques, Looman, Caspar WN, Broeders, Mireille JM, Boer, Rob, Hendriks, Jan HCL, Verbeek, André LM, de Koning, Harry J

“…More than a decade ago, a mammography screening programme for women aged 50–69 years was initiated in the Netherlands. Our aim was to assess the effect of this…”
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