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Healthy green spaces in and around the city
Recreation in green spaces is important for public health in the Netherlands. However, in recent decades, the opportunities for ...
Vitamin K for infants
All infants are given vitamin K after birth. A deficiency of this vitamin can lead to bleedings that can cause life-long ...
Population Screening Act: essential terms explained
Certain forms of population screening have to be licensed by the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport. This applies, for ...
Screening Act: tuberculosis screening
In the Netherlands at-risk groups are screened for tuberculosis by the Community Health Services. In 2012 the Minister of ...
Vinyl chloride monomer - Health-based calculated occupational cancer risk values
Occupational exposure to vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) can cause liver cancer. This is a risk to plastic industry workers who may ...
Prenatal screening
The Health Council of the Netherlands recommends offering pregnant women an ultrasound as early as week 13 of pregnancy as a part ...
Careful use of disinfectants
Disinfectants contribute significantly to the prevention of infections and disease in both humans and animals. However, their use ...
Resistance due to disinfectants - background report
Disinfectants contribute significantly to the prevention of infections and disease in both humans and animals. However, their use ...
Screening risk groups for hepatitis B and C
Screening people with a chronic infection caused by hepatitis B or C virus can best be confined to specific at-risk groups. This ...
Dexamethasone. Evaluation of the effects on reproduction, recommendation for classification
In the present report, the Health Council of the Netherlands reviewed the drug dexamethasone. Man can be occupationally exposed ...