Objectives To assess the independent association between health-related quality of life (HRQOL) at admission and mortality, functional decline, and institutionalization 3 and 12 months after admission in acutely hospitalized older adults. Design Post hoc analysis of data from prospective cohort study, …

Objectives: to compare changes over time in the in-hospital mortality and the mortality from discharge to 30 days post-discharge for six highly prevalent discharge diagnoses in acutely admitted older patients as well as to assess the effect of separately analysing the in-hospital mortality and the mortality …

Introduction: Body composition and body circumferences are tools for health professionals to predict health risks and to evaluate a patient’s treatment. The BODPOD® is a validated device to determine body composition, but it is expensive and therefore not accessible for a lot of health professionals. …

The aim of this dissertation is to indicate the effects of the Dutch economic diplomacy on the export of Life Sciences & Health companies to China in the period from 2010 until 2015. Economic diplomacy is a form of diplomacy where the government actively tries to influence economic elements like export …

Terrorism and the threat of terrorist attacks is not a new phenomenon to Western Europe. The United Kingdom and its approach in confronting radical Islam heavily influences the approach of other EU countries, such as the Netherlands, take towards terrorism. Given the significant link between these two …