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Demographic and epidemiological determinants of healthcare costs in Netherlands: cost of illness study by Meerding, Willem Jan, Bonneux, Luc, Polder, Johan J, Koopmanschap, Marc A, van der Maas, Paul J

“…abstract Objectives: To determine the demands on healthcare resources caused by different types of illnesses and variation with age and sex. Design:…”
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Healthcare costs of intellectual disability in the Netherlands: a cost-of-illness perspective by Polder, J. J., Meerding, W. J., Bonneux, L., Maas, P. J. van der

“…Background Healthcare costs are continuously increasing, and impose a strong responsibility on governments for an adequate allocation of resources among…”
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Euthanasia, Physician-Assisted Suicide, and Other Medical Practices Involving the End of Life in the Netherlands, 1990–1995 by van der Maas, Paul J, van der Wal, Gerrit, Haverkate, Ilinka, de Graaff, Carmen L.M, Kester, John G.C, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje D, van der Heide, Agnes, Bosma, Jacqueline M, Willems, Dick L

“…In the Netherlands, euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide have been practiced with increasing openness, although technically they remain illegal. In…”
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Estimating clinical morbidity due to ischemic heart disease and congestive heart failure: the future rise of heart failure by Bonneux, L, Barendregt, J J, Meeter, K, Bonsel, G J, van der Maas, P J

“…Many developed countries have seen declining mortality rates for heart disease, together with an alleged decline in incidence and a seemingly paradoxical…”
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Euthanasia and other medical decisions concerning the end of life by Van Der Maas, P J, Van Delden, J J, Pijnenborg, L, Looman, C W

“…This article presents the first results of the Dutch nationwide study on euthanasia and other medical decisions concerning the end of life (MDEL). The study…”
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Interval cancers in the Dutch breast cancer screening programme by FRACHEBOUD, J, DE KONING, H. J, BEEMSTERBOER, P. M. M, BOER, R, VERBEEK, A. L. M, HENDRIKS, J. H. C. L, VAN INEVELD, B. M, BROEDERS, M. J. M, DE BRUYN, A. E, VAN DER MAAS, P. J

“…The nationwide breast cancer screening programme in The Netherlands for women aged 50-69 started in 1989. In our study we assessed the occurrence and stage…”
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Short-term effects of population-based screening for prostate cancer on health-related quality of life by ESSINK-BOT, M.-L, DE KONING, H. J, NIJS, H. G. T, KIRKELS, W. J, VAN DER MAAS, P. J, SCHRÖDER, F. H

“…Population-based screening for prostate cancer is currently being evaluated in randomized clinical trials in the United States and in Europe. Side effects…”
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DALYs : the age-weights on balance by BARENDREGT, J. J, BONNEUX, L, VAN DER MAAS, P. J

“…In studies for the 1993 World development report: investing in health Murray et al. developed the disability-adjusted life year (DALY). This article examines…”
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Health of migrants and migrant health policy, the Netherlands as an example by Venema, H.P.Uniken, Garretsen, H.F.L., Van Der Maas, P.J.

“…In The Netherlands, as in many other countries, many studies have addressed the health situation of migrant groups. After a discussion on methodological…”
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The Health Care Costs of Smoking by Barendregt, Jan J, Bonneux, Luc, van der Maas, Paul J

“…Smoking is a major health hazard, and since nonsmokers are healthier than smokers, it seems only natural that not smoking would save money spent on health…”
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Positive and negative affect after diagnosis of advanced cancer by Voogt, E., van der Heide, A., van Leeuwen, A.F., Visser, A.P., Cleiren, M.P.H.D., Passchier, J., van der Maas, P.J.

“…Anxiety and depression are studied thoroughly in patients with advanced cancer. However, little is known about the nature of mood disorders in this stage of…”
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Health-Related Quality-of-Life Effects of Radical Prostatectomy and Primary Radiotherapy for Screen-Detected or Clinically Diagnosed Localized Prostate Cancer by MADALINSKA, Joanna B, ESSINK-BOT, Marie-Louise, DE KONING, Harry J, KIRKELS, Wim J, VAN DER MAAS, Paul J, SCHRÖDER, Fritz H

“…The current study was undertaken within the framework of a screening trial to compare the health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) outcomes of two primary…”
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Prostate specific antigen testing and digital rectal examination before and during a randomized trial of screening for prostate cancer: European randomized study of screening for prostate cancer, Rotterdam by Beemsterboer, P M, de Koning, H J, Kranse, R, Trienekens, P H, van der Maas, P J, Schröder, F H

“…Worldwide 2 large-scale randomized screening trials for prostate cancer have been initiated. Determining prostate specific antigen (PSA) involves a simple test…”
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Deciding about continuous deep sedation: physicians’ perspectives: A focus group study by Rietjens, JAC, Buiting, HM, Pasman, HRW, van der Maas, PJ, van Delden, JJM, van der Heide, A

“…Although guidelines restrict the use of continuous deep sedation to patients with refractory physical symptoms and a short life-expectancy, its use is not…”
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Life-terminating acts without explicit request of patient by Pijnenborg, L, van der Maas, P J, van Delden, J J, Looman, C W

“…In the Dutch nationwide study on medical decisions concerning the end of life (MDEL) life-terminating acts without the explicit request of the patient (LAWER)…”
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Health-related quality of life in patients with screen-detected versus clinically diagnosed prostate cancer preceding primary treatment by Madalinska, J.B., Essink-Bot, M.L., de Koning, H.J., Kirkels, W.J., van der Maas, P.J., Schröder, F.H.

“…Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate baseline health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with localized prostate cancer before primary…”
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Clinical Problems with the Performance of Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide in the Netherlands by Groenewoud, Johanna H, van der Heide, Agnes, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje D, Willems, Dick L, van der Maas, Paul J, van der Wal, Gerrit

“…Although euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are illegal in most countries, they are performed in several parts of the world. 1 – 9 Oregon has made…”
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Patient follow up screening evaluations. Examples with regard to congenital hip dislocation and congenital heart disease by Juttmann, R E, Hess, J, van Oortmarssen, G J, van der Maas, P J

“…OBJECTIVE To discuss the merits of the patient follow up study design for the evaluation of some specific mass screening programmes. DESIGN Theoretical…”
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Variations in 'avoidable' mortality : a reflection of variations in incidence? by TREURNIET, H. F, LOOMAN, C. W. N, VAN DER MAAS, P. J, MACKENBACH, J. P

“…Variations in 'avoidable' mortality may reflect variations in the quality of care, but they may also be due to variations in incidence or severity of diseases…”
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Comparison of molecular markers in a cohort of patients with chronic myeloproliferative disorders by Kralovics, Robert, Buser, Andreas S., Teo, Soon-Siong, Coers, Jörn, Tichelli, Andre, Anthonie van der Maas, P.C., Skoda, Radek C.

“…Decreased expression of c-MPL protein in platelets, increased expression of polycythemia rubra vera 1 (PRV-1) and nuclear factor I-B (NFIB) mRNA in…”
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