Aim. To report the expectations and experiences of general practitioners and practice nurses regarding the U-CARE programme, to gain a better understanding of the barriers and facilitators in providing proactive, structured care to frail older people and to determine whether implementation is feasible. Background. …

OBJECTIVES: (1) To study the natural decline in functional capacity (FC) of healthy aging workers; (2) to compare FC to categories of workload; and (3) to study the differences in decline between men and women. DESIGN: Cross-sectional design. SETTING: A rehabilitation center at a university medical center. …

BACKGROUND: Prenatal healthcare is likely to prevent adverse outcomes, but an adequate review of utilization and its determinants is lacking. OBJECTIVE: To review systematically the evidence for the determinants of prenatal healthcare utilization in high-income countries. METHOD: Search of publications …

Aan de bloemkoolwijken wordt de laatste tijd steeds meer aandacht besteedt. Vanuit diverse hoeken (gemeenten, woningcorporaties, onderzoek- en adviesbureaus) worden de wijken bestempeld als de nieuwe probleemwijken. Veel gemeenten en corporaties geven aan een steeds grotere inspanning te moeten leveren …