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A Prospective Cohort Study on Antioxidant and Folate Intake and Male Lung Cancer Risk by VOORRIPS, L. E, GOLDBOHM, R. A, BRANTS, H. A. M, VAN POPPEL, G. A. F. C, STURMANS, F, HERMUS, R. J. J, VAN DEN BRANDT, P. A

“…Many studies have reported inverse associations between vegetable and fruit consumption and lung cancer risk. The aim of the present study was to elucidate the…”
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Prospective Study on Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Cancer of the Colon and Rectum in the Netherlands by Goldbohm, R. Alexandra, Van den Brandt, Piet A., Pieter Van 't Veer, Dorant, Elisabeth, Sturmans, Ferd, Rudolph J. J. Hermus

“…The association between alcohol consumption and cancer of the colon and rectum was investigated in a prospective cohort study, conducted in the Netherlands…”
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Cancer mortality and residence near electricity transmission equipment: a retrospective cohort study by Schreiber, G H, Swaen, G M, Meijers, J M, Slangen, J J, Sturmans, F

“…Several studies in recent years have raised the possibility that exposure to extreme low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic fields may be hazardous to human…”
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Mortality Update of Workers Exposed to Acrylonitrile in the Netherlands by Swaen, Gerard MH, Bloemen, Louis JN, Twisk, Jan, Scheffers, Theo, Slangen, Jos JM, Collins, James J, ten Berge, Wil FJP, Sturmans, Ferd

“…A retrospective cohort study investigating the cause-specific mortality patterns of 2842 workers occupationally exposed to acrylonitrile for at least 6 months…”
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Combination of dietary factors in relation to breast-cancer occurrence by Van 't Veer, P, van Leer, E M, Rietdijk, A, Kok, F J, Schouten, E G, Hermus, R J, Sturmans, F

“…Combinations of dietary factors were studied in relation to breast-cancer occurrence among 133 breast cancer cases and 289 population controls in The…”
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The effect of beta-carotene on the regression and progression of cervical dysplasia: a clinical experiment by de Vet, H C, Knipschild, P G, Willebrand, D, Schouten, H J, Sturmans, F

“…In order to gain insight into the causality of the relation between beta-carotene and cancer, we performed a randomized placebo-controlled trial in which the…”
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Interobserver variation in histopathological grading of cervical dysplasia by de Vet, H C, Knipschild, P G, Schouten, H J, Koudstaal, J, Kwee, W S, Willebrand, D, Sturmans, F, Arends, J W

“…In order to assess the variability among histopathologists in grading cervical dysplasia, four experienced histopathologists examined the same set of 106…”
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Indications and requirements for the use of prerandomization by Schellings, Ron, Kessels, Alfons G, ter Riet, Gerben, Sturmans, Ferd, Widdershoven, Guy A, Knottnerus, J. André

“…Abstract Background and Objective Although in effectiveness studies, the conventional randomized trial, in which informed consent is obtained before…”
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Assessment of Appropriateness of Screening Community-Dwelling Older People to Prevent Functional Decline by Drewes, Yvonne M., Gussekloo, Jacobijn, van der Meer, Victor, Rigter, Henk, Dekker, Janny H., Goumans, Marleen J. B. M., Metsemakers, Job F. M., van Overbeek, Riki, de Rooij, Sophia E., Schers, Henk J., Schuurmans, Marieke J., Sturmans, Ferd, de Vries, Kerst, Westendorp, Rudi G. J., Wind, Annet W., Assendelft, Willem J. J.

“…Objectives To identify appropriate screening conditions, stratified according to age and vulnerability, to prevent functional decline in older people. Design A…”
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Effectiveness of an Outreach Treatment Program for Inner City Crack Abusers: Compliance, Outcome, and Client Satisfaction by Henskens, Renée, Garretsen, Henk, Bongers, Inge, Van Dijk, Ad, Sturmans, Ferd

“…In a randomized controlled trial the effectiveness of an outreach treatment program (OTP) was compared with standard addiction care services for hard-drug…”
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Vegetable and Fruit Consumption and Lung Cancer Risk in the Netherlands Cohort Study on Diet and Cancer by Voorrips, Laura E., Goldbohm, R. Alexandra, Dorette T. H. Verhoeven, Geert A. F. C. van Poppel, Sturmans, Ferd, Rudolph J. J. Hermus, van den Brandt, Piet A.

“…Objective: The purpose was to study the association between vegetable and fruit consumption and lung cancer incidence using 1074 cases after 6.3 years of…”
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Targeted Agenda Program: An Innovative Approach to Facilitate Progress in Disaster Health by Bierens, Joost J.L.M., Nooij, Brigitte, Sturmans, Ferd

“…The Targeted Agenda Program (TAP) has been introduced for the first time during the 15th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine (15WCDEM) in…”
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Randomized consent designs in randomized controlled trials: Systematic literature search by Schellings, Ron, Kessels, Alfons G., ter Riet, Gerben, Knottnerus, J. André, Sturmans, Ferd

“…Three types of randomized consent designs are distinguished and ranked according to the extent to which participants are informed about treatment options:…”
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Author reply: Ethics committee decisions are best taken as weighted evaluations from the whole meeting by Schellings, Ron, Kessels, Alfons G., ter Riet, Gerben, Kleijnen, Jos, Leffers, Pieter, Knottnerus, J. Andrè, Sturmans, Ferd

“…[...]we do not dispute the importance of the final decision of research ethics committees, but our interest concerned the complex considerations and opinions…”
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A prospective cohort study on the relation between meat consumption and the risk of colon cancer by GOLDBOHM, R. A, VAN DEN BRANDT, P. A, VAN'T VEER, P, BRANTS, H. A. M, DORANT, E, STURMANS, F, HERMUS, R. J. J

“…The high incidence of colon cancer in affluent societies has often been attributed to a high fat diet and, more in particular, the consumption of meat. The…”
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Members of research ethics committees accepted a modification of the randomized consent design by Schellings, Ron, Kessels, Alfons G., ter Riet, Gerben, Kleijnen, Jos, Leffers, Pieter, Knottnerus, J. André, Sturmans, Ferd

“…The use of randomized consent designs has been subject of methodologic and ethical controversy. In most Western countries, research ethics committees make the…”
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A large-scale prospective cohort study on diet and cancer in The Netherlands by van den Brandt, P A, Goldbohm, R A, van 't Veer, P, Volovics, A, Hermus, R J, Sturmans, F

“…In 1986, a prospective cohort study on diet and cancer was started in The Netherlands. The cohort (n = 120, 852) of 55-69 year old men (48.2%) and women…”
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Current use of thiazide diuretics and prevention of femur fractures by Herings, Ron M.C., Stricker, Bruno H.C., de Boer, Anthonius, Bakker, Albert, Sturmans, Ferd, Stergachis, Andy

“…A case control study of a defined population from The Netherlands was performed to evaluate the risk of femur fractures associated with the use of thiazide…”
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A prospective cohort study on selenium status and the risk of lung cancer by VAN DEN BRANDT, P. A, GOLDBOHM, R. A, VAN'T VEER, P, BODE, P, DORANT, E, HERMUS, R. J. J, STURMANS, F

“…Selenium has been suggested to be anticarcinogenic and to play a role in the cellular defense against oxidative stress. The association between toenail…”
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Does competence of general practitioners predict their performance? Comparison between examination setting and actual practice by Rethans, J J, Sturmans, F, Drop, R, van der Vleuten, C, Hobus, P

“…OBJECTIVE--To study the differences and the relation between what a doctor actually does in daily practice (performance) and what he or she is capable of doing…”
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