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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 ...
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Screening Act: tuberculosis screening
In the Netherlands at-risk groups are screened for tuberculosis by the Community Health Services. In 2012 the Minister of ...
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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 ...
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Prenatal screening
The Health Council of the Netherlands recommends offering pregnant women an ultrasound as early as week 13 of pregnancy as a part ...
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Careful use of disinfectants
Disinfectants contribute significantly to the prevention of infections and disease in both humans and animals. However, their use ...
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Resistance due to disinfectants - background report
Disinfectants contribute significantly to the prevention of infections and disease in both humans and animals. However, their use ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Research that makes you better
Research by university medical centres (umcs) can contribute more to the quality and affordability of care and prevention. This ...
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Hexavalent chromium compounds
Occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium compounds can cause lung cancer. The Health Council of the Netherlands is of the ...