Investing in non-communicable disease prevention and management to advance the Sustainable Development Goals

R Nugent, MY Bertram, S Jan, LW Niessen, F Sassi… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Reduction of the non-communicable disease (NCD) burden is a global development
imperative. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 includes target 3· 4 to reduce premature …

Tackling socioeconomic inequalities and non-communicable diseases in low-income and middle-income countries under the Sustainable Development agenda

LW Niessen, D Mohan, JK Akuoku, AJ Mirelman… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Summary Five Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set targets that relate to the
reduction of health inequalities nationally and worldwide. These targets are poverty …

The evidence-based approach in health policy and health care delivery

LW Niessen, EWM Grijseels, FFH Rutten - Social science & medicine, 2000 - Elsevier
Evidence-based approaches are prominent on the national and international agendas for
health policy and health research. It is unclear what the implications of this approach are for …

Health-related quality of life and treatment satisfaction in Dutch patients with type 2 diabetes

WK Redekop, MA Koopmanschap, RP Stolk… - Diabetes …, 2002 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE—To estimate the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and treatment
satisfaction for patients with type 2 diabetes in the Netherlands and to examine which patient …

Potential impact of global climate change on malaria risk.

WJ Martens, LW Niessen, J Rotmans… - Environmental …, 1995 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
The biological activity and geographic distribution of the malarial parasite and its vector are
sensitive to climatic influences, especially temperature and precipitation. We have …

Need for differential discounting of costs and health effects in cost effectiveness analyses

WBF Brouwer, LW Niessen, MJ Postma, FFH Rutten - Bmj, 2005 - bmj.com
Need for differential discounting of costs and health effects in cost effectiveness analyses | The
BMJ Skip to main content Intended for healthcare professionals Access provided by Google …

[HTML][HTML] Diabetes knowledge and glycemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes in Bangladesh

SMS Islam, LW Niessen, J Seissler, U Ferrari, T Biswas… - SpringerPlus, 2015 - Springer
Aims To explore the association between knowledge on diabetes and glycemic control
among patients with type 2 diabetes in Bangladesh. Methods A cross-sectional study was …

Substantia nigra projections to the reticular formation, superior colliculus and central gray in the rat, cat and monkey

DA Hopkins, LW Niessen - Neuroscience letters, 1976 - Elsevier
After horseradish peroxidase injections in different parts of the lower brain stem retrogradely
labeled neurons were observed in the substantia nigra, mainly ipsilateral pars reticulata …

Promoting thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke

M Dirks, LW Niessen, JDH Van Wijngaarden… - Stroke, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Thrombolysis with intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen
activator is an effective treatment for acute ischemic stroke, but the number of treatable …

Prediction of coronary heart disease risk in a general, pre-diabetic, and diabetic population during 10 years of follow-up: accuracy of the Framingham, SCORE, and …

AAWA Van Der Heijden, MM Ortegon… - Diabetes …, 2009 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE To test the validity of the Framingham, Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation
(SCORE), and UK Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) risk function in the prediction of risk …