An increasing number of children worldwide are overweight, and the first step in treating
obesity is to identify overweight. However, do parents recognise overweight in their child and …

Little is known about the epidemiology of pain in children. We studied the prevalence of pain
in Dutch children aged from 0 to 18 years in the open population, and the relationship with …

Background Dementia is a clinical syndrome with a number of different causes which is
characterised by deterioration in cognitive, behavioural, social and emotional functions. …

Objective: To study chronic pain not caused by somatic disease in adolescents and the effect
of pain on the quality of life of the adolescents and their families. Methods: One hundred …

Background Medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) are physical symptoms for
which no adequate medical explanation can be found after proper examination. The …

Background Impetigo is a common, superficial bacterial skin infection, which is most frequently
encountered in children. There is no generally agreed standard therapy, and guidelines …

Background Molluscum contagiosum is a common skin infection that is caused by a pox
virus and occurs mainly in children. The infection usually resolves within months in people …

There are various reasons why physicians order laboratory tests. Earlier studies have shown
that in many cases test-ordering behavior lacks efficiency, resulting in excessive laboratory …

A number of psychosocial factors have been associated with the onset, exacerbation and/or
maintenance of chronic pain in adolescents. The present study was conducted to evaluate …

Objectives: To assess determinants of antibiotic overprescribing in patients with sinusitis,
tonsillitis and bronchitis in Dutch general practice. Patients and methods: A total of 146 general …