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[Growth charts for height, weight and body-mass index of twins during infancy]P Van Dommelen
Faculteit Exacte Wetenschappen, afd Wiskunde, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 148:1345-50. 2004....
Genetic study of the height and weight process during infancyPaula van Dommelen
Department of Mathematics, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Twin Res 7:607-16. 2004..Female jerk and snap, and also female height at birth and height at 2 years of age, are mostly under control of the same additive genetic factor...
Individual growth curve models for assessing evidence-based referral criteria in growth monitoringP Van Dommelen
Department of Statistics, TNO Quality of Life, Leiden, The Netherlands
Stat Med 24:3663-74. 2005..We conclude that from the age of 4, growth curve models can improve the screening on TS to conventional screening rules...
Reference chart for relative weight change to detect hypernatraemic dehydrationPaula van Dommelen
TNO Quality of Life, Leiden, The Netherlands
Arch Dis Child 92:490-4. 2007..The validity of the rule of thumb that infants may have a weight loss of 10% in the first days after birth is unknown. We assessed the validity of this and other rules to detect breast-fed infants with hypernatraemic dehydration...
Growth monitoring to detect children with cystic fibrosisPaula van Dommelen
Department of Statistics, TNO Quality of Life, Leiden, The Netherlands
Horm Res 72:218-24. 2009..This would suggest that in countries without a newborn screening program for CF, FTT could be used as a clinical screening tool. The aim of this study is to assess the diagnostic performance of FTT for identifying children with CF...
Screening rules for growth to detect celiac disease: a case-control simulation studyPaula van Dommelen
Dept of Statistics, TNO Quality of Life, Leiden, The Netherlands
BMC Pediatr 8:35. 2008..However, the effectiveness of slowed growth as a tool for identifying children with CD is unknown. Our aim is to study the diagnostic efficiency of several growth criteria used to detect CD children...
Growth references for height, weight and body mass index of twins aged 0-2.5 yearsPaula van Dommelen
Department of Mathematics, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Acta Paediatr 97:1099-104. 2008..To determine the size of the growth deficit in Dutch monozygotic and dizygotic twins aged 0-2.5 years as compared to singletons and to construct reference growth charts for twins...
The diagnostic work up of growth failure in secondary health care; an evaluation of consensus guidelinesFloor K Grote
Dept of Paediatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
BMC Pediatr 8:21. 2008..In the present paper we evaluate the diagnostic work-up in secondary health care according to existing consensus guidelines and study the frequency of underlying medical disorders...
Association between head circumference and body sizeErica J Geraedts
Department of Pediatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Horm Res Paediatr 75:213-9. 2011..Studies on the association between head circumference (HC) and height or weight have shown variable results...
[Guideline for preventive child health care: 'Detection and referral criteria in short stature']Mascha Kamphuis
TNO Kwaliteit van Leven, Leiden, The Netherlands
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 154:A2366. 2010..They should no longer be applied. The guideline also provides information on the cause of short stature, psychosocial aspects and the use of growth hormone...
Referral patterns of children with poor growth in primary health careFloor K Grote
Dept of Paediatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
BMC Public Health 7:77. 2007..This resulted in guidelines for referral. In this study we evaluate the referral pattern of short stature in primary health care using these guidelines, comparing it with cut-off values mentioned by the WHO...
Healthy growth in children with Down syndromeHelma B M van Gameren-Oosterom
Department of Child Health, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research TNO, Leiden, The Netherlands
PLoS ONE 7:e31079. 2012....
Increase in prevalence of overweight in Dutch children and adolescents: a comparison of nationwide growth studies in 1980, 1997 and 2009Yvonne Schönbeck
TNO Child Health, Leiden, The Netherlands
PLoS ONE 6:e27608. 2011..To assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Dutch children and adolescents, to examine the 30-years trend, and to create new body mass index reference charts...
Breastfeeding duration related to practised contraception in the NetherlandsJacobus P Van Wouwe
Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research TNO Quality of Life, Leiden, The Netherlands
Acta Paediatr 98:86-90. 2009..The aim of this study was to gain insight into contraception practised and related to breastfeeding duration...
Prevalence of overweight and obesity in the Netherlands in 2003 compared to 1980 and 1997Katja van den Hurk
TNO Quality of Life, Leiden, The Netherlands
Arch Dis Child 92:992-5. 2007..To assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children living in the Netherlands and compare the findings with the Third and Fourth National Growth Studies carried out in 1980 and 1997, respectively...
Changes in self-reported energy balance behaviours and body mass index during a mass media campaignMarieke W Verheijden
TNO, Leiden, The Netherlands
Fam Pract 29:i75-i81. 2012..Prevention of (serious) overweight can be achieved by means of small behaviour changes in physical activity and/or diet...
Effect evaluation of a multifactor community intervention to reduce falls among older personsGert Jan Wijlhuizen
TNO Quality of Life, PO Box 2215, 2301 CE Leiden, The Netherlands
Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot 14:25-33. 2007..54, 95% CI = 0.30-0.98; p = 0.041). The multifactor intervention programme was not effective. The reduction of falls outside the home among women could be due to reduced outdoor physical activity...
Preferences and choices for care and health insuranceBernard van den Berg
Department of Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment, Institute of Health Sciences, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Soc Sci Med 66:2448-59. 2008..Therefore, development and dissemination of good, reliable and understandable health plan performance indicators may effectively reduce the problem of adverse selection...
The short- and long-term effects of simple behavioral interventions for nocturnal enuresis in young children: a randomized controlled trialPaula van Dommelen
TNO Quality of Life, Department of Statistics, Leiden, The Netherlands
J Pediatr 154:662-6. 2009..To assess the short- and long-term effects of 3 simple behavioral interventions to overcome nocturnal enuresis in young children...
Does improved functional performance help to reduce urinary incontinence in institutionalized older women? a multicenter randomized clinical trialErwin Cpm Tak
TNO Expertise center Life Style, P, O, Box 2215, Leiden, 2301 CE, The Netherlands
BMC Geriatr 12:51. 2012..abstract:..
Perinatal risk indicators for long-term neurological morbidity among preterm neonatesMargreet J Teune
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Am J Obstet Gynecol 204:396.e1-396.e14. 2011..The aim of this project was to identify different perinatal risk indicators and to develop prediction models for neurologic morbidity at 2 and 5 years of age...
Prevalence, outcome, and women's experiences of external cephalic version in a low-risk populationMarlies Rijnders
TNO Quality of Life, PO Box 2215, 2301 CE Leiden, The Netherlands
Birth 37:124-33. 2010..The objective of our study was to assess the prevalence, outcomes, and women's experiences of external cephalic version to improve the implementation of the procedure in the Netherlands...
Preference-based measure of social participation from the Handicap Scale for ChildrenPaula van Dommelen
TNO Quality of Life, Prevention and Care, PO Box 2215, 2301 CE, Leiden, The Netherlands
Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res 8:309-17. 2008..Conclusion: We obtained a measure that can be used for assessing need, for quality assurance and for evaluating interventions on a group level aiming to increase social participation in children with chronic illnesses...
