The competency profile underlying higher nursing education in the Netherlands states that bachelor-prepared nurses are expected to be able to participate in ethics committees. What knowledge, skills and attitudes are involved in this participation is unclear. In five consecutive years, groups of two …

Achtergrond Gewrichtskraakbeen heeft een beperkt zelfherstellend vermogen en kan niet spontaan genezen. Om kraakbeenschade (osteochondraal letsel) in de enkel te behandelen zijn er verschillende operatieve technieken ontwikkeld. Vraagstelling 'Wat is het effect van microfracturing en het verschil in …

OBJECTIVE: To analyse the prevalence of phantom (limb) pain over time and to analyse factors associated with phantom (limb) pain in a prospective cohort of amputees. DESIGN: A multicentre longitudinal study. PATIENTS: One hundred and thirty-four patients scheduled for amputation were included. METHODS: …

What options are open for people—citizens, politicians, and other nonscientists—to become actively involved in and anticipate new directions in the life sciences? In addressing this question, this article focuses on the start of the Human Genome Project (1985-1990). By contrasting various models of democracy …