Objective: To present a critical review and meta-analysis of studies evaluating the long-term
effects of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with asthma and chronic obstructive …

The present multicentre study evaluates the differences in efficacy between a 3 month
rehabilitation programme including drug treatment, and a 3 month control period of drug treatment …

… Maat and W. Hoogland for their input to the protocol as patients and members of the Dutch
Society for Patients with Rheumatic Diseases. Also, many thanks to the rheumatology nurses …

Background Drug-related problems are prevalent among older patients, and substantially
increase the risk of morbidity, (re-)hospitalisation and mortality. To detect drug-related …

<p id="p001">In southern Vietnam, a four-year-old boy presented with severe diarrhea,
followed by seizures, coma, and death. The cerebrospinal fluid contained 1 white cell per cubic …

Avian influenza A (H5N1) viruses cause severe disease in humans 1 , 2 , but the basis for
their virulence remains unclear. In vitro and animal studies indicate that high and …

MEDLINE (from 1982 to current) and the literature files of the Dutch Paramedical Institute (Npi;
Physiotherapy Index, Rehabilitation Index and Occupational Index). The following …

Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is caused by dengue virus. Patients with DHF grade 3–4,
termed Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS), may develop acute respiratory failure after initial …

<p id="p001">Influenza A (H5N1) virus with an amino acid substitution in neuraminidase
conferring high-level resistance to oseltamivir was isolated from two of eight Vietnamese …

Background Infections with community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (CA-MRSA) are emerging worldwide. We investigated an outbreak of severe CA-MRSA …