Background: This study compares the assessment, treatment, referral, and follow up contact with the dispatch centre of emergency patients treated by two types of solo emergency care providers in ambulance emergency medical services (EMS) in the Netherlands: the physician assistant (PA), educated in the …

The academic and professional attention to the large synergies hidden in horizontal collaborations is increasing. This study attempts to address the impact of collaborative transport on transportation lead-time and lead-time variability through empirically investigating a group of SMEs involved in a …

Om in juni 2016 volgens het accreditatiesysteem NIAZ 3.0-Qmentum geaccrediteerd te kunnen worden, dient er onderzoek gedaan te worden naar de wijze waarop zelfevaluaties opgezet en uitgevoerd kunnen worden. Het is van belang dat inzichtelijk wordt in hoeverre afdelingen voldoen aan deze nieuwe normen …

The purpose of this study was to identify differences in traumatic and overuse injury incidence between talented soccer players who differ in the timing of their adolescent growth spurt. 26 soccer players (mean age 11.9 ± 0.84 years) were followed longitudinally for 3 years around Peak Height Velocity, …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a self-management intervention (including an eHealth module), compared with usual care, in employees with chronic non-specific complaints of the arm, neck or shoulder (persisting >3 months). METHODS: Participants were randomised into the self-management group …

Samenvatting 'Gelegenheid alléén maakt nog geen dief' Inleiding Winkeldiefstal -diefstal van koopwaar uit een winkel, door bezoekers, gedurende openingstijd- heeft de Nederlandse detailhandel in 2009 325 miljoen euro gekost, exclusief de kosten voor preventie en nasleep van diefstallen. Behalve vanuit …

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCEs) are used to quantify physical aspects of work capacity. Safety is a critical issue for clinical use of an FCE. Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) are known to report a temporary increase in pain following an FCE, but it is not known whether …