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A Theory of Socioeconomic Disparities in Health over the Life Cycle
Understanding of the substantial disparity in health between low and high socioeconomic status (SES) groups is hampered by the lack of a suffciently comprehensive theoretical framework to interpret empirical facts and to predict yet untested relations. We present a life-cycle model that incorporates multiple mechanisms explaining (jointly) a large part of the observed disparities in health by SES. In our model, lifestyle factors, working conditions, retirement, living conditions and curative care are mechanisms through which SES, health and mortality are related. Our model predicts a widening and possibly a subsequent narrowing with age of the gradient in health by SES
Unexpected formation of vesicular aggregates in aqueous solutions of n-octyl 1-thio-alpha-d-talopyranoside - marked effects of intramolecular hydrogen bonding
BRUUT: Atlas van het brutalisme in Nederland
Review of a book written by Arjan den Boer, Bart van Hoek, Martijn Haan, Martjan Kuit and Teun MeursBespreking van een boek van Arjan den Boer, Bart van Hoek, Martijn Haan, Martjan Kuit en Teun Meur
Improved Imaging in Cardiac Patients: echocardiography and CT-coronary angiography
Diff erent non-invasive imaging modalities are used for to assess cardiac anatomy and
function. Echocardiography and MRI allow assessment of cardiac structures and function
of the cardiac chambers and valves as well as perfusion of the left ventricular wall while
CT-angiography in addition provides unique information on the structure of the coronary
arteries1. Nuclear cardiology off ers measurement of global, and to some extend regional left
ventricular function and perfusion of the left ventricular wall. While these diff erent modalities
continue to evolve, assessment of their accuracy, inter- and intraobserver reproducibility are
crucial to assess their clinical value. In this thesis we present a series of studies of new applications
of echocardiography.
Echocardiography is a very versatile tool for diagnosis of valvular disease, congenital heart
disease and cardiomyopathy. Yet, assessment of left ventricular function is hampered by
uncertainty to determine the precise endocardial borders
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