H Raat

Summary

Affiliation: Erasmus MC
Country: The Netherlands

Publications

  1. ncbi Primary prevention of overweight in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis of the effectiveness of interventions aiming to decrease sedentary behaviour
    Amy van Grieken
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, P, O, Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 9:61. 2012
  2. ncbi Functional abdominal complaints in pre-school children: parental reports of health-related quality of life
    R Oostenbrink
    Outpatient Department Pediatrics, Erasmus MC Sophia Rotterdam, Dr Molewaterplein 60, room Sp 1549, 3015 GJ Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Qual Life Res 19:363-9. 2010
  3. ncbi Surviving meningococcal septic shock in childhood: long-term overall outcome and the effect on health-related quality of life
    Corinne M P Buysse
    Department of Paediatrics, Division of Paediatric Intensive Care, Erasmus MC Sophia Children s Hospital, Dr Molewaterplein 60, Rotterdam 3015 GJ, The Netherlands
    Crit Care 14:R124. 2010
  4. ncbi 'BeSAFE', effect-evaluation of internet-based, tailored safety information combined with personal counselling on parents' child safety behaviours: study design of a randomized controlled trial
    Mirjam E J van Beelen
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre Rotterdam, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    BMC Public Health 10:466. 2010
  5. ncbi 'Be active, eat right', evaluation of an overweight prevention protocol among 5-year-old children: design of a cluster randomised controlled trial
    Lydian Veldhuis
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    BMC Public Health 9:177. 2009
  6. ncbi Early detection and counselling intervention of asthma symptoms in preschool children: study design of a cluster randomised controlled trial
    Esther Hafkamp-de Groen
    The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    BMC Public Health 10:555. 2010
  7. ncbi A school-based intervention to reduce overweight and inactivity in children aged 6-12 years: study design of a randomized controlled trial
    Wilma Jansen
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    BMC Public Health 8:257. 2008
  8. ncbi Glucocorticoid receptor gene polymorphisms do not affect growth in fetal and early postnatal life. The Generation R Study
    Miranda J J Geelhoed
    The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    BMC Med Genet 11:39. 2010
  9. ncbi Reliability and validity of the short form of the child health questionnaire for parents (CHQ-PF28) in large random school based and general population samples
    Hein Raat
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, Netherlands
    J Epidemiol Community Health 59:75-82. 2005
  10. ncbi Pediatric health-related quality of life questionnaires in clinical trials
    Hein Raat
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 6:180-5. 2006

Detail Information

Publications89

  1. ncbi Primary prevention of overweight in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis of the effectiveness of interventions aiming to decrease sedentary behaviour
    Amy van Grieken
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, P, O, Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 9:61. 2012
    ..Studies need to increase follow-up time to estimate the sustainability of the intervention effects found...
  2. ncbi Functional abdominal complaints in pre-school children: parental reports of health-related quality of life
    R Oostenbrink
    Outpatient Department Pediatrics, Erasmus MC Sophia Rotterdam, Dr Molewaterplein 60, room Sp 1549, 3015 GJ Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Qual Life Res 19:363-9. 2010
    ..The aim of this study is to assess the influence of functional abdominal complaints (FAC) on health-related quality of life in a group of Dutch pre-school children...
  3. ncbi Surviving meningococcal septic shock in childhood: long-term overall outcome and the effect on health-related quality of life
    Corinne M P Buysse
    Department of Paediatrics, Division of Paediatric Intensive Care, Erasmus MC Sophia Children s Hospital, Dr Molewaterplein 60, Rotterdam 3015 GJ, The Netherlands
    Crit Care 14:R124. 2010
    ..The purpose of this study was to evaluate associations between long-term physical and psychological outcome variables in patients who survived meningococcal septic shock (MSS) in childhood...
  4. ncbi 'BeSAFE', effect-evaluation of internet-based, tailored safety information combined with personal counselling on parents' child safety behaviours: study design of a randomized controlled trial
    Mirjam E J van Beelen
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre Rotterdam, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    BMC Public Health 10:466. 2010
    ..The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of this safety information combined with personal counselling on parents' child safety behaviours...
  5. ncbi 'Be active, eat right', evaluation of an overweight prevention protocol among 5-year-old children: design of a cluster randomised controlled trial
    Lydian Veldhuis
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    BMC Public Health 9:177. 2009
    ..In 2005 a prevention protocol was developed applicable within Youth Health Care. This study aims to assess the effects of this protocol on prevalence of overweight and health behaviour among children...
  6. ncbi Early detection and counselling intervention of asthma symptoms in preschool children: study design of a cluster randomised controlled trial
    Esther Hafkamp-de Groen
    The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    BMC Public Health 10:555. 2010
    ..Early detection and counselling is expected to reduce the prevalence of asthma symptoms and improve health-related quality of life at age 6 years...
  7. ncbi A school-based intervention to reduce overweight and inactivity in children aged 6-12 years: study design of a randomized controlled trial
    Wilma Jansen
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    BMC Public Health 8:257. 2008
    ..A school based intervention was developed aiming at the reduction of overweight and inactivity in these children by addressing both behavioural and environmental determinants...
  8. ncbi Glucocorticoid receptor gene polymorphisms do not affect growth in fetal and early postnatal life. The Generation R Study
    Miranda J J Geelhoed
    The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    BMC Med Genet 11:39. 2010
    ..We examined whether these glucocorticoid receptor gene polymorphisms are associated with growth in fetal and early postnatal life...
  9. ncbi Reliability and validity of the short form of the child health questionnaire for parents (CHQ-PF28) in large random school based and general population samples
    Hein Raat
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, Netherlands
    J Epidemiol Community Health 59:75-82. 2005
    ..This study assessed the feasibility, reliability, and validity of the 28 item short child health questionnaire parent form (CHQ-PF28) containing the same 13 scales, but only a subset of the items in the widely used 50 item CHQ-PF50...
  10. ncbi Pediatric health-related quality of life questionnaires in clinical trials
    Hein Raat
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 6:180-5. 2006
    ..This review summarizes recent studies on the feasibility, reliability and validity of pediatric health-related quality of life questionnaires and gives an overview of recent applications of these measures in pediatrics...
  11. ncbi The health impact of social disadvantage in early childhood; the Generation R study
    Hein Raat
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Early Hum Dev 87:729-33. 2011
    ..Although some inequalities can be explained by known determinants, research needs to be done to reach a full understanding of the pathways between social disadvantage and ill health in early childhood...
  12. ncbi Feasibility, reliability, and validity of adolescent health status measurement by the Child Health Questionnaire Child Form (CHQ-CF): internet administration compared with the standard paper version
    Hein Raat
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, P O Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Qual Life Res 16:675-85. 2007
    ..e., an online, web-based CHQ-CF questionnaire...
  13. ncbi Feasibility and reliability of a mailed questionnaire to obtain visual analogue scale valuations for health states defined by the Health Utilities Index Mark 3
    Hein Raat
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Med Care 42:13-8. 2004
    ..71 to.72). The data support the feasibility and reliability of mailed HUI3 valuation questionnaires to a considerable extent, but further methodological studies regarding other formats and different populations are recommended...
  14. ncbi The Generation R study: a candidate gene study and genome-wide association study (GWAS) on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of mothers and young children
    Hein Raat
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, P O Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Qual Life Res 19:1439-46. 2010
    ..The aim of this paper is to describe the Generation R study as a template that enables candidate gene study and genome-wide association study regarding health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of mothers and their young children...
  15. ncbi Evaluation of an early detection tool for social-emotional and behavioral problems in toddlers: The Brief Infant Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment - A cluster randomized trial
    Ingrid Kruizinga
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre Rotterdam, CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    BMC Public Health 11:494. 2011
    ..The Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA) was developed for this purpose. This study evaluates the effectiveness of the BITSEA to enhance social-emotional and behavioral health of preschool children...
  16. ncbi Responsiveness, longitudinal- and cross-sectional construct validity of the Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQLQ) in Dutch children with asthma
    H Raat
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Qual Life Res 14:265-72. 2005
    ..In this study, we assessed psychometric properties, responsiveness, and longitudinal and cross-sectional construct validity of the Dutch version of the 23-item Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQLQ)...
  17. ncbi Internet and written respiratory questionnaires yield equivalent results for adolescents
    H Raat
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Pediatr Pulmonol 42:357-61. 2007
    ..To generalize these findings, we recommend repeated studies in other settings...
  18. ncbi Reliability and validity of the Infant and Toddler Quality of Life Questionnaire (ITQOL) in a general population and respiratory disease sample
    Hein Raat
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, P O Box 2040, Rotterdam, ZH, 3000, CA, The Netherlands
    Qual Life Res 16:445-60. 2007
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  19. ncbi Health-related quality of life in preschool children in five health conditions
    A T Spuijbroek
    Outpatient s Department General Pediatrics, Erasmus MC Sophia, Dr Molewaterplein 60, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Qual Life Res 20:779-86. 2011
    ..To test the responsiveness of the Infant/Toddler Quality of Life Questionnaire (ITQOL) to five health conditions. In addition, to evaluate the impact of the child's age and gender on the ITQOL domain scores...
  20. ncbi MP3 players and hearing loss: adolescents' perceptions of loud music and hearing conservation
    Ineke Vogel
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Pediatr 152:400-4. 2008
    ..To explore adolescents' behaviors and opinions about exposure to loud music from MP3 players...
  21. ncbi Homocysteine and folate concentrations in early pregnancy and the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes: the Generation R Study
    N E Bergen
    The Generation R Study Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Division of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    BJOG 119:739-51. 2012
    ..To investigate associations between early pregnancy homocysteine, folate and vitamin B12 concentrations and placental weight, birthweight and adverse pregnancy outcomes...
  22. ncbi Reliability and validity of health status measurement by the TAPQOL
    E M Bunge
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Arch Dis Child 90:351-8. 2005
    ..It is a generic instrument consisting of 12 scales that cover the domains physical, social, cognitive, and emotional functioning...
  23. ncbi Explaining educational inequalities in preterm birth: the generation r study
    P W Jansen
    The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 94:F28-34. 2009
    ..Although a low socioeconomic status has consistently been associated with an increased risk of preterm birth, little is known about the pathways through which socioeconomic disadvantage influences preterm birth...
  24. ncbi Health-related quality of life of pre-school children with wheezing illness
    R Oostenbrink
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus Medical Centre, Sophia Children s Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Pediatr Pulmonol 41:993-1000. 2006
    ..The scale scores were sensitive to age, co morbidity, socio-economic situation, and disease severity...
  25. ncbi Perinatal complications increase the risk of postpartum depression. The Generation R Study
    E A Blom
    Division of Obstetrics and Perinatal Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    BJOG 117:1390-8. 2010
    ..To examine whether specific pregnancy and delivery complications are risk factors for postpartum depression...
  26. ncbi Risk factors and outcomes associated with first-trimester fetal growth restriction
    Dennis O Mook-Kanamori
    The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    JAMA 303:527-34. 2010
    ..Adverse environmental exposures lead to developmental adaptations in fetal life. The influences of maternal physical characteristics and lifestyle habits on first-trimester fetal adaptations and the postnatal consequences are not known...
  27. ncbi Socioeconomic inequalities in infant temperament: the generation R study
    Pauline W Jansen
    The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 44:87-95. 2009
    ..Furthermore, they generally did not examine explanatory mechanisms underlying the association between SES and temperament. We investigated the association between SES and temperament in infancy...
  28. ncbi Impact of von Willebrand disease on health-related quality of life in a pediatric population
    E M de Wee
    Hematology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Thromb Haemost 9:502-9. 2011
    ..Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is the most frequent inherited bleeding disorder. Whether VWD is associated with health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) in children is unknown...
  29. ncbi Influenza vaccination in asthmatic children: effects on quality of life and symptoms
    H J Bueving
    Dept of General Practice, room Ff305, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, PO Box, 1738, The Netherlands
    Eur Respir J 24:925-31. 2004
    ..Influenza vaccination was found to have a moderately beneficial effect on quality of life in influenza-positive weeks of illness in children with asthma...
  30. ncbi Breastfeeding patterns among ethnic minorities: the Generation R Study
    L van Rossem
    The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, P O Box 2040 Room Ae 003, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Epidemiol Community Health 64:1080-5. 2010
    ....
  31. ncbi Folic acid is positively associated with uteroplacental vascular resistance: the Generation R study
    S Timmermans
    The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 21:54-61. 2011
    ....
  32. ncbi Reliability and validity of comprehensive health status measures in children: The Child Health Questionnaire in relation to the Health Utilities Index
    Hein Raat
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus University, P O Box 1738, 3000 DR, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Clin Epidemiol 55:67-76. 2002
    ....
  33. ncbi Infant diet and subcutaneous fat mass in early childhood: the Generation R Study
    B Durmus
    The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Eur J Clin Nutr 66:253-60. 2012
    ..The objective of this study is to assess whether the duration and exclusiveness of breastfeeding, and the timing of introduction of solid foods are associated with the subcutaneous fat mass in early childhood...
  34. ncbi Reliability and validity of the child health questionnaire-child form (CHQ-CF87) in a Dutch adolescent population
    H Raat
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Qual Life Res 11:575-81. 2002
    ....
  35. ncbi Explaining differences in birthweight between ethnic populations. The Generation R Study
    E J W M Troe
    The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    BJOG 114:1557-65. 2007
    ..To examine whether differences in birthweight of various ethnic groups residing in The Netherlands can be explained by determinants of birthweight...
  36. ncbi Infant nutritional factors and functional constipation in childhood: the Generation R study
    J C Kiefte-de Jong
    Department of the Generation R Study Group, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Am J Gastroenterol 105:940-5. 2010
    ..The aim of this study was to assess the association between the timing of introduction of food allergens and gluten early in life and functional constipation in childhood...
  37. ncbi Major improvements in health-related quality of life during the use of etanercept in patients with previously refractory juvenile idiopathic arthritis
    F H M Prince
    Department of Paediatrics Paediatric Rheumatology, Sp 1546, Erasmus MC Sophia Children s Hospital, PO Box 2060, 3000 CB Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Ann Rheum Dis 69:138-42. 2010
    ..To evaluate changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with refractory juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) who are being treated with etanercept...
  38. ncbi Reliability and validity of the obstructive sleep apnea-18 survey in healthy children and children with syndromic craniosynostosis
    Natalja Bannink
    Dutch Craniofacial Center, Erasmus Medical Center Sophia Children s Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Dev Behav Pediatr 32:27-33. 2011
    ..We assessed the internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and discriminative validity of the OSA-18 in children with syndromic and complex craniosynostosis; we also applied the OSA-18 in healthy children to obtain reference values...
  39. ncbi Young people: taking few precautions against hearing loss in discotheques
    Ineke Vogel
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Adolesc Health 46:499-502. 2010
    ..Assessing visiting mode may be a first and quick screener to identify adolescents at risk...
  40. ncbi Effect of postpartum lifestyle interventions on weight loss, smoking cessation, and prevention of smoking relapse: a systematic review
    Meeke Hoedjes
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Obstet Gynecol Surv 65:631-52. 2010
    ..TARGET AUDIENCE: Obstetricians & Gynecologists, Family Physicians...
  41. ncbi Estimating adolescent risk for hearing loss based on data from a large school-based survey
    Ineke Vogel
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Am J Public Health 100:1095-100. 2010
    ....
  42. ncbi Discotheques and the risk of hearing loss among youth: risky listening behavior and its psychosocial correlates
    Ineke Vogel
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Health Educ Res 25:737-47. 2010
    ..Voluntary behavior change among adolescents might be difficult to achieve, because visiting discotheques seems to be strongly linked to current adolescent lifestyle...
  43. ncbi Health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with syndromic craniosynostosis
    Natalja Bannink
    Dutch Craniofacial Center, Erasmus Medical Center Sophia Children s Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 63:1972-81. 2010
    ..In conclusion, syndromic craniosynostosis has a large impact on the health-related quality of life of these children and their parents, both physical and psychosocial...
  44. ncbi Individual accumulation of heterogeneous risks explains perinatal inequalities within deprived neighbourhoods
    Sarah Timmermans
    The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, POB 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Eur J Epidemiol 26:165-80. 2011
    ..To conclude, women from a socioeconomically deprived neighbourhood are at an increased risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes. Differences regarding possibly avoidable risk factors imply that preventive strategies may prove effective...
  45. ncbi A comparison of parent-reported wheezing or shortness of breath among infants as assessed by questionnaire and physician-interview: The Generation R study
    Ashna D Mohangoo
    The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam 3000 CA, The Netherlands
    Pediatr Pulmonol 45:500-7. 2010
    ..The aim of this study was to compare parent-reported wheezing or shortness of breath among infants as assessed by questionnaire and physician-interview...
  46. ncbi Mother's educational level and fetal growth: the genesis of health inequalities
    Lindsay M Silva
    The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Int J Epidemiol 39:1250-61. 2010
    ....
  47. ncbi Socioeconomic status is not inversely associated with overweight in preschool children
    Lenie van Rossem
    Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Pediatr 157:929-935.e1. 2010
    ..To assess whether socioeconomic inequalities were already present in preschool children...
  48. ncbi Internet-administered adolescent health questionnaires compared with a paper version in a randomized study
    Resiti T Mangunkusumo
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Adolesc Health 36:70.e1-6. 2005
    ..Furthermore, it compares adolescents' evaluations of modes of administration...
  49. ncbi Foetal and postnatal growth and bone mass at 6 months: the Generation R Study
    Lamise Ay
    The Generation R Study Group, Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 74:181-90. 2011
    ..To examine whether parental, foetal and postnatal characteristics and growth patterns in foetal life and infancy are associated with bone mass at 6 months, as bone acquisition seems to be associated with genetic and environmental factors...
  50. ncbi Health-related quality of life in preschool children with wheezing and dyspnea: preliminary results from a random general population sample
    Ashna D Mohangoo
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Qual Life Res 14:1931-6. 2005
    ..05). In conclusion, decreases in HRQOL among preschoolers with parent-reported respiratory symptoms are measurable with the TAPQOL. We recommend studying the impact of doctor-diagnosed respiratory symptoms on HRQOL in future studies...
  51. ncbi Fetal growth retardation and risk of febrile seizures
    Annemarie M Visser
    Generation R Study Group, Erasmus University Medical Center, Department of Neurology, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Pediatrics 126:e919-25. 2010
    ..The goal was to examine the associations between fetal growth characteristics in different trimesters of pregnancy and the occurrence of febrile seizures in early childhood...
  52. ncbi Asthma research and randomized controlled trials: a remarkable phenomenon
    Esther Hafkamp-de Groen
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Asthma 47:1063-4. 2010
    ..Time trends in the number of publications of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in asthma research have never been evaluated...
  53. ncbi Preferences for postpartum lifestyle counseling among women sharing an increased cardiovascular and metabolic risk: a focus group study
    Meeke Hoedjes
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Hypertens Pregnancy 30:83-92. 2011
    ..To describe women's preferences for postpartum lifestyle counseling after a pregnancy complicated by preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, and/or gestational diabetes...
  54. ncbi Girls' preferences for HPV vaccination: a discrete choice experiment
    Esther W de Bekker-Grob
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre Rotterdam, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Vaccine 28:6692-7. 2010
    ....
  55. ncbi Prevalence estimates of asthma or COPD from a health interview survey and from general practitioner registration: what's the difference?
    Ashna D Mohangoo
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Eur J Public Health 16:101-5. 2006
    ....
  56. ncbi Maternal caffeine intake from coffee and tea, fetal growth, and the risks of adverse birth outcomes: the Generation R Study
    Rachel Bakker
    Departments of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Am J Clin Nutr 91:1691-8. 2010
    ..Caffeine is a widely used and accepted pharmacologically active substance. The effect of caffeine intake during pregnancy on fetal growth and development is still unclear...
  57. ncbi Medical record validation of maternally reported history of preeclampsia
    Marianne Coolman
    The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Clin Epidemiol 63:932-7. 2010
    ..In this study, we assessed the validity of maternally self-reported history of preeclampsia...
  58. ncbi Adolescents and MP3 players: too many risks, too few precautions
    Ineke Vogel
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Pediatrics 123:e953-8. 2009
    ..The goal was to assess risky and protective listening behaviors of adolescent users of MP3 players and the association of these behaviors with demographic characteristics and frequency of use...
  59. ncbi Strategies for the prevention of MP3-induced hearing loss among adolescents: expert opinions from a Delphi study
    Ineke Vogel
    Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Public Health, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Pediatrics 123:1257-62. 2009
    ..To identify parties involved in the prevention of MP3-induced hearing loss among adolescents and potentially effective prevention strategies and interventions...
  60. ncbi No midpregnancy fall in diastolic blood pressure in women with a low educational level: the Generation R Study
    Lindsay M Silva
    The Generation R Study Group, Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Hypertension 52:645-51. 2008
    ..This might partly explain these women's susceptibility to preeclampsia...
  61. ncbi Smoking during pregnancy in ethnic populations: the Generation R study
    Ernst Jan W M Troe
    The Generation R Study Group, Department of Public Health, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Nicotine Tob Res 10:1373-84. 2008
    ..Smoking rates and correlates of smoking during pregnancy varied by ethnic background. These observations should be considered when designing maternal smoking prevention and intervention strategies...
  62. ncbi School-based internet-tailored fruit and vegetable education combined with brief counselling increases children's awareness of intake levels
    Resiti T Mangunkusumo
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Public Health Nutr 10:273-9. 2007
    ..This study applied Internet-tailored advice for schoolchildren and Internet-supported brief dietary counselling (with child and parent) within preventive health care to promote fruit/vegetable intake...
  63. ncbi Presence and use of stair gates in homes with toddlers (11-18 months old)
    Tinneke M J Beirens
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Accid Anal Prev 39:964-8. 2007
    ..The aim of this study was to assess demographic correlates of the presence and use of stair gates in homes with toddlers...
  64. ncbi Low socioeconomic status is a risk factor for preeclampsia: the Generation R Study
    Lindsay M Silva
    The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Hypertens 26:1200-8. 2008
    ..To examine whether maternal socioeconomic status, as indicated by maternal educational level, is associated with preeclampsia, and if so, to what extent known risk factors for preeclampsia mediate the effect of educational level...
  65. ncbi Long-term health status in childhood survivors of meningococcal septic shock
    Corinne M P Buysse
    Department of Paediatrics, Division of Paediatric Intensive Care, Erasmus MC Sophia Children s Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 162:1036-41. 2008
    ..To assess long-term health status in patients who survived meningococcal septic shock in childhood...
  66. ncbi Parental reports of health-related quality of life in young children with neurofibromatosis type 1: influence of condition specific determinants
    Rianne Oostenbrink
    Outpatient s Department General Pediatrics, ErasmusMC Sophia Children s Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Pediatr 151:182-6, 186.e1-2. 2007
    ....
  67. ncbi Surviving meningococcal septic shock: health consequences and quality of life in children and their parents up to 2 years after pediatric intensive care unit discharge
    Corinne M P Buysse
    Division of Paediatric Intensive Care, Department of Paediatrics, Erasmus MC Sophia Children s Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Crit Care Med 36:596-602. 2008
    ..To determine major predictors of that outcome...
  68. ncbi Long-term health-related quality of life in survivors of meningococcal septic shock in childhood and their parents
    Corinne M P Buysse
    Department of Paediatrics, Division of Paediatric Intensive Care, Erasmus MC Sophia Children s Hospital, Dr Molewaterplein 60, 3015, GJ, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Qual Life Res 16:1567-76. 2007
    ..To assess long-term health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) in patients who survived meningococcal septic shock in childhood, and their parents...
  69. ncbi Health-related quality of life in adolescents with wheezing attacks
    Ashna D Mohangoo
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Adolesc Health 41:464-71. 2007
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  70. ncbi Are starting and continuing breastfeeding related to educational background? The generation R study
    Lenie van Rossem
    Generation R Study Group, Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Pediatrics 123:e1017-27. 2009
    ..To assess the effect of a woman's educational level on starting and continuing breastfeeding and to assess the role of sociodemographic, lifestyle-related, psychosocial, and birth characteristics in this association...
  71. ncbi Young people's exposure to loud music: a summary of the literature
    Ineke Vogel
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Am J Prev Med 33:124-33. 2007
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  72. ncbi Internet versus paper mode of health and health behavior questionnaires in elementary schools: asthma and fruit as examples
    Resiti T Mangunkusumo
    J Sch Health 76:80-6. 2006
    ..Therefore, it is recommended to use Internet as a tool in health and health behavior research among children...
  73. ncbi Employment status and the risk of pregnancy complications: the Generation R Study
    Pauline W Jansen
    The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre Rotterdam, PO Box 2040 Room Ae 029, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Occup Environ Med 67:387-94. 2010
    ..This study explored the relationships of employment status, type of unemployment and number of weekly working hours, with a wide range of pregnancy outcomes...
  74. ncbi Characteristics of visitors and revisitors to an Internet-delivered computer-tailored lifestyle intervention implemented for use by the general public
    Wendy Brouwer
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Health Educ Res 25:585-95. 2010
    ..e. men, older and lower educated persons...
  75. ncbi Music venues and hearing loss: Opportunities for and barriers to improving environmental conditions
    Ineke Vogel
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Int J Audiol 48:531-6. 2009
    ..Evidence-based guidelines and safety standards for leisure-time noise exposure should therefore be developed...
  76. ncbi Explaining educational inequalities in birthweight: the Generation R Study
    Pauline W Jansen
    The Generation R Study Group, Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 23:216-28. 2009
    ..In order to tackle inequalities in birthweight, it is important that interventions are accessible for pregnant women in lower socio-economic strata...
  77. ncbi Unsafe storage of poisons in homes with toddlers
    Tinneke M J Beirens
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, P O Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Accid Anal Prev 38:772-6. 2006
    ..The objective of this project was to assess the current nature and level of preventive actions that parents take to avoid unintentional poisoning among toddlers (11-18 months old)...
  78. ncbi Feasibility, acceptability, and quality of Internet-administered adolescent health promotion in a preventive-care setting
    Rt Mangunkusumo
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Health Educ Res 22:1-13. 2007
    ..05). Thus, the Internet can be a valuable tool to support physicians/nurses in the field of preventive care. It is recommended to further optimize and evaluate the Internet as a tool...
  79. ncbi Assessing psychosocial correlates of parental safety behaviour using Protection Motivation Theory: stair gate presence and use among parents of toddlers
    T M J Beirens
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Health Educ Res 23:723-31. 2008
    ..Programmes promoting the presence and adequate use of stair gates should address the family situation, personal cognitive factors as well as social factors...
  80. ncbi Health-related quality of life among adult patients with moderate and severe von Willebrand disease
    E M de Wee
    Hematology, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Thromb Haemost 8:1492-9. 2010
    ..von Willebrand Disease (VWD) is the most frequent inherited bleeding disorder. It is unknown how this disorder affects quality of life...
  81. ncbi Associations of light and moderate maternal alcohol consumption with fetal growth characteristics in different periods of pregnancy: the Generation R Study
    Rachel Bakker
    The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Int J Epidemiol 39:777-89. 2010
    ..Therefore, we examined the associations of light-to-moderate maternal alcohol consumption with various fetal growth characteristics measured in different periods of pregnancy...
  82. ncbi Maternal educational level and risk of gestational hypertension: the Generation R Study
    Lm Silva
    The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Hum Hypertens 22:483-92. 2008
    ..The higher risk of gestational hypertension in these women is probably caused by pre-existing hypertensive tendencies that manifested themselves during pregnancy...
  83. ncbi Prevention of adolescents' music-induced hearing loss due to discotheque attendance: a Delphi study
    I Vogel
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Health Educ Res 24:1043-50. 2009
    ..Effective prevention strategies to avoid music-induced hearing loss among adolescents due to discotheque attendance need to be taken primarily by discotheque owners and disk jockeys...
  84. ncbi The internet and nutrition education: challenges and opportunities
    J Brug
    Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Eur J Clin Nutr 59:S130-7; discussion S138-9. 2005
    ..To review the possibilities of using the Internet and especially the World Wide Web (WWW) in nutrition education...
  85. ncbi Quality of life in adolescents born small for gestational age: does growth hormone make a difference?
    Ellen M N Bannink
    Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Erasmus Medical Center Sophia Children s Hospital Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Horm Res 64:166-74. 2005
    ..Additionally, to assess whether GH treatment has a positive effect on QoL, besides improving adult height and height SDS during childhood...
  86. ncbi Quality of life after growth hormone therapy and induced puberty in women with Turner syndrome
    Ellen M N Bannink
    Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Erasmus MC Sophia Children s Hospital, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    J Pediatr 148:95-101. 2006
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  87. ncbi Academic and behavioral limitations and health-related quality of life in school-age survivors of bacterial meningitis
    Irene Koomen
    VU Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Qual Life Res 14:1563-72. 2005
    ..In conclusion, health-related quality of life of postmeningitic children is decreased, particularly of those with academic and/or behavioral limitations...
  88. ncbi Validation of the Dutch version of the CDC core healthy days measures in a community sample
    Jaap Toet
    Department of Epidemiology, Municipal Health Service Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Qual Life Res 15:179-84. 2006
    ..Comparison of respondents with or without a chronic condition, depression, visit to the GP and use of prescription drugs produced evidence for an excellent construct validity of the CDC HRQOL-4...
  89. ncbi Gender differences in smoking behavior among adolescents in Saudi Arabia
    Abdelshakour M Abdalla
    Faculty of Medicine, King Fahad Medical City, College of Applied Medicine, King Saud University, PO Box 59048 Riyadh 11525, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Med J 28:1102-8. 2007
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