Objectives To explore the influence of risk factors present at Emergency Department admission on pressure ulcer development in trauma patients with suspected spinal injury, admitted to the hospital for evaluation and treatment of acute traumatic injuries. Design Prospective cohort study setting level …

From the article: "Background: The armed forces work under high pressure and in stressful environments and it is well known that being in the military is a risk factor for psychiatric problems. However, it remains unknown how prevalent psychotropic medication use is in military personnel. Objective: …

In 2015 a high number of refugees came into Europe illegally. The European Union faced remarkable pressure at its external borders. The refugee crisis has revealed that Frontex, the current European external border management agency, was not capable of effectively controlling the external borders of …

With the rise of the number of electric vehicles, the installment of public charging infrastructure is becoming more prominent. In urban areas in which EV users rely on on-street parking facilities, the demand for public charging stations is high. Cities take on the role of implementing public charging …

OBJECTIVE: Secondary prevention is an important part of cardiovascular risk management. Since 1996, an inventory of cardiovascular risk factors and their treatment has been carried out periodically among patients with coronary heart disease within the framework of the European Action on Secondary Prevention …

It is impossible to grasp the full magnitude of the Greek crisis and discuss it, because it also contains factors for example such as history, ethics, demography, well-being and the refugee crisis. Therefore, the focus will be on the history of the Greek crisis, youth unemployment in Greece, political …

Inleiding: Phenylketonurie is een veel voorkomende aangeboren aandoening die wordt veroorzaakt door een mutatie in het enzym phenylalanine hydroxylase. Hierdoor wordt het animozuur phenylalanine niet afgebroken. De opstapeling van phenylalanine is toxisch en hindert de ontwikkeling van de hersenen. Patienten …

In recent years there has been a trend in the sales of supermarket products. The consumer buys an increasing proportion of products which are in promotion. This has increased the promotion pressure in supermarkets to an average of 20 percent (IRi, 2016). In the category cheese the promotion pressure …

Health care students’ report high levels of stress with academic pressure as the greatest source. Physiotherapy (PT) curriculum in Sweden is 3 years (180 EC’s) and in the Netherlands 4 years (240 Ec’s) Aim : to determine differences in overall level of stress, stressors and reactions to stressors between …

Intertidal areas in the Netherlands suffer from divers pressures in the delta. The Western Scheldt has an open connection to the sea. This system is in use for the Port of Antwerp, for which dredging is required. Therefore, Rijkswaterstaat has to compensate natural areas, among which intertidal areas. Area …