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Species | Gerbrand J IzaksSummaryAffiliation: University Medical Center Groningen Country: The Netherlands Publications
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Fracture prevention with vitamin D supplementation: considering the inconsistent resultsGerbrand J Izaks
Department of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University Medical Centre Groningen, RB Groningen, The Netherlands
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 8:26. 2007..Unfortunately, however, this effect was not confirmed by recent trials. The aim of this paper is to explore if this inconsistency can be attributed to publication bias or heterogeneity of the trials...
Reference data for the Ruff Figural Fluency Test stratified by age and educational levelGerbrand J Izaks
University Center for Geriatric Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
PLoS ONE 6:e17045. 2011..This was not only observed in older persons but also in young and middle-aged persons. Reference data for the three RFFT measures are presented in groups of five years of age ranging from 35-39 years to 75 years or older...
Exploration of the difference in incidence of renal replacement therapy between Flanders and the Netherlands--investigation of explanatory variablesAnnemieke Visser
Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School for Health Research, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Nephrol Dial Transplant 27:803-9. 2012..This study investigates the difference in the incidence of renal replacement therapy (RRT) between Flanders and the Netherlands and possible explanations for this difference...
Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein (CETP) genotype and cognitive function in persons aged 35 years or olderGerbrand J Izaks
University Center for Geriatric Medicine, University of Groningen, Univerity Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Neurobiol Aging 33:1851.e7-16. 2012..11 point per year (p = 0.005). RFFT score was not associated with Taq1B genotype. In conclusion, CETP I405V valine homozygosity was associated with better cognitive function in persons aged 65 years or older...
Exploration of the difference in incidence of renal replacement therapy in elderly patients in Flanders and the Netherlands--a comparison of referral policyAnnemieke Visser
Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School for Health Research, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Nephrol Dial Transplant 27:338-44. 2012..We studied whether differences in referral policy to nephrologists by primary care physicians (PCPs) and specialists between Flanders and the Netherlands may play a role...
Association of cognitive function with albuminuria and eGFR in the general populationHanneke Joosten
Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 6:1400-9. 2011..Most studies were limited to the elderly or did not take both renal variables into account. Therefore, this study analyzed the association of cognitive function with albuminuria and eGFR in community-dwelling persons aged 35 to 82 years...
The association of APOE genotype with cognitive function in persons aged 35 years or olderGerbrand J Izaks
University Center for Geriatric Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
PLoS ONE 6:e27415. 2011..The results indicated that homozygous APOE ε4 carriers aged 35 years or older had worse cognitive function than heterozygous carriers and noncarriers...
Thinking through postoperative cognitive dysfunction: How to bridge the gap between clinical and pre-clinical perspectivesIris B Hovens
Department of Molecular Neurobiology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Brain Behav Immun 26:1169-79. 2012..Moreover, in addition to general characteristics, research should take inter-relationships between cognitive complaints and physical and mental characteristics into account...
Accepting or declining dialysis: considerations taken into account by elderly patients with end-stage renal diseaseAnnemieke Visser
Department of Health Sciences, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
J Nephrol 22:794-9. 2009..This study explores the considerations taken into account by these patients in decision-making regarding renal replacement therapy...
