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Research Article

Rest-activity rhythms in small scale homelike care and traditional care for residents with dementia

Jeroen S. Kok, Ina J. Berg, Gerwin C. G. Blankevoort and Erik J. A. Scherder

BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:137

Published on: 5 July 2017
Research article

Coping with living in the soil: the genome of the parthenogenetic springtail Folsomia candida

Anna Faddeeva-Vakhrusheva, Ken Kraaijeveld, Martijn F. L. Derks, Seyed Yahya Anvar, Valeria Agamennone, Wouter Suring, Andries A. Kampfraath, Jacintha Ellers, Giang Le Ngoc, Cornelis A. M. van Gestel, Janine Mariën, Sandra Smit, Nico M. van Straalen and Dick Roelofs

BMC Genomics 2017 18:493

Published on: 28 June 2017
Research article

Social accountability in primary health care in West and Central Africa: exploring the role of health facility committees

Elsbet Lodenstein, Eric Mafuta, Adolphe C. Kpatchavi, Jean Servais, Marjolein Dieleman, Jacqueline E. W. Broerse, Alpha Amadou Bano Barry, Thérèse M. N. Mambu and Jurrien Toonen

BMC Health Services Research 2017 17:403

Published on: 13 June 2017
Study Protocol

Problem Management Plus (PM+) in the management of common mental disorders in a specialized mental healthcare facility in Pakistan; study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Syed Usman Hamdani, Zainab Ahmed, Marit Sijbrandij, Huma Nazir, Aqsa Masood, Parveen Akhtar, Hania Amin, Richard A. Bryant, Katie Dawson, Mark van Ommeren, Atif Rahman and Fareed Aslam Minhas

International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2017 11:40

Published on: 8 June 2017
Research article

High risk of malnutrition is associated with low muscle mass in older hospitalized patients - a prospective cohort study

Vincent D. Pierik, Carel G. M. Meskers, Jeanine M. Van Ancum, Siger T. Numans, Sjors Verlaan, Kira Scheerman, Roeliene C. Kruizinga and Andrea B. Maier

BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:118

Published on: 5 June 2017
Research

The effectiveness of a de-implementation strategy to reduce low-value blood management techniques in primary hip and knee arthroplasty: a pragmatic cluster-randomized controlled trial

Veronique M. A. Voorn, Perla J. Marang-van de Mheen, Anja van der Hout, Stefanie N. Hofstede, Cynthia So-Osman, M. Elske van den Akker-van Marle, Ad A. Kaptein, Theo Stijnen, Ankie W. M. M. Koopman-van Gemert, Albert Dahan, Thea P. M. M. Vliet Vlieland, Rob G. H. H. Nelissen and Leti van Bodegom-Vos

Implementation Science 2017 12:72

Published on: 30 May 2017
Study protocol

Treatment of acute sciatica with transforaminal epidural corticosteroids and local anesthetic: design of a randomized controlled trial

Bastiaan C. ter Meulen, Esther T. Maas, Amrita Vyas, Marinus van der Vegt, Koo de Priester, Michiel R. de Boer, Maurits W. van Tulder, Henry C. Weinstein and Raymond W. J. G. Ostelo

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:215

Published on: 25 May 2017
Research

Food beliefs and practices among the Kalenjin pregnant women in rural Uasin Gishu County, Kenya

Roselyter Monchari Riang’a, Jacqueline Broerse and Anne Kisaka Nangulu

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2017 13:29

Published on: 25 May 2017
Study protocol

Efficacy, cost-utility and reach of an eHealth self-management application 'Oncokompas' that helps cancer survivors to obtain optimal supportive care: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Anja van der Hout, Cornelia F. van Uden-Kraan, Birgit I. Witte, Veerle M. H. Coupé, Femke Jansen, C. René Leemans, Pim Cuijpers, Lonneke V. van de Poll-Franse and Irma M. Verdonck-de Leeuw

Trials 2017 18:228

Published on: 22 May 2017
Research article

A multimedia campaign to improve back beliefs in patients with non-specific low back pain: a process evaluation

Arnela Suman, Frederieke G. Schaafsma, Jiman Bamarni, Maurits W. van Tulder and Johannes R. Anema

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2017 18:200

Published on: 18 May 2017
Review

Medical decision-making in children and adolescents: developmental and neuroscientific aspects

Petronella Grootens-Wiegers, Irma M. Hein, Jos M. van den Broek and Martine C. de Vries

BMC Pediatrics 2017 17:120

Published on: 8 May 2017
Case Report

Fatal monomorphic ventricular tachycardia in a semi-urban setting in Cameroon: a case report

Clovis Nkoke, Engelbert Bain Luchuo and Laetitia Dikoume

BMC Research Notes 2017 10:180

Published on: 8 May 2017
Study protocol

The CIPRUS study, a nurse-led psychological treatment for patients with undifferentiated somatoform disorder in primary care: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Kate Sitnikova, Stephanie S. Leone, Lyonne N. L. Zonneveld, Harm W. J. van Marwijk, Judith E. Bosmans, Johannes C. van der Wouden and Henriëtte E. van der Horst

Trials 2017 18:206

Published on: 3 May 2017
Research Article

Setting-related influences on physical inactivity of older adults in residential care settings: a review

Johanna G. Douma, Karin M. Volkers, Gwenda Engels, Marieke H. Sonneveld, Richard H.M. Goossens and Erik J.A. Scherder

BMC Geriatrics 2017 17:97

Published on: 28 April 2017
Research

Manual therapy compared with physical therapy in patients with non-specific neck pain: a randomized controlled trial

Ruud Groeneweg, Luite van Assen, Hans Kropman, Huco Leopold, Jan Mulder, Bouwien C. M. Smits-Engelsman, Raymond W J. G. Ostelo, Rob A. B. Oostendorp and Maurits W. van Tulder

Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2017 25:12

Published on: 28 April 2017
Research article

Development of a web-based patient decision aid for initiating disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs using user-centred design methods

Ingrid Nota, Constance H. C. Drossaert, Heleen C. Melissant, Erik Taal, Harald E. Vonkeman, Cees J. Haagsma and Mart A. F. J. van de Laar

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2017 17:51

Published on: 26 April 2017
Study protocol

Evaluating effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a group psychological intervention using cognitive behavioural strategies for women with common mental disorders in conflict-affected rural Pakistan: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Anna Chiumento, Syed Usman Hamdani, Muhammad Naseem Khan, Katie Dawson, Richard A. Bryant, Marit Sijbrandij, Huma Nazir, Parveen Akhtar, Aqsa Masood, Duolao Wang, Mark van Ommeren and Atif Rahman

Trials 2017 18:190

Published on: 26 April 2017
Research article

The association of self-regulation with weight loss maintenance after an intensive combined lifestyle intervention for children and adolescents with severe obesity

Jutka Halberstadt, Emely de Vet, Chantal Nederkoorn, Anita Jansen, Ottelien H. van Weelden, Iris Eekhout, Martijn W. Heymans and Jacob C. Seidell

BMC Obesity 2017 4:13

Published on: 25 April 2017
Research

Menu-engineering in restaurants - adapting portion sizes on plates to enhance vegetable consumption: a real-life experiment

Machiel J. Reinders, Marlijn Huitink, S. Coosje Dijkstra, Anna J. Maaskant and Joris Heijnen

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2017 14:41

Published on: 19 April 2017
Research article

Weight change during chemotherapy in breast cancer patients: a meta-analysis

M.M.G.A. van den Berg, R.M. Winkels, J.Th.C.M. de Kruif, H.W.M van Laarhoven, M. Visser, J.H.M. de Vries, Y.C. de Vries and E. Kampman

BMC Cancer 2017 17:259

Published on: 12 April 2017

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