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Juliana Kinderziekenhuis

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Irene van Kamp

National Institute for Public Health and the Environment

Charlotte Clark

St George's, University of London

Rosario Martı́n

Universidad Complutense de Madrid

M Haines

Sax Institute

Hanneke Kruize

National Institute for Public Health and the Environment

Danny Houthuijs

National Institute for Public Health and the Environment

Stephen Stansfeld

Queen Mary University of London

Jantien W. Wieringa

Medisch Centrum Haaglanden

Isabel López Barrio

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

Ianthe Maat

National Institute for Public Health and the Environment

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National Institute for Public Health and the Environment

Radboud University Nijmegen

Radboud University Medical Center

Erasmus MC

University Medical Center

Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences

Erasmus MC - Sophia Children’s Hospital

Juliana Kinderziekenhuis

Utrecht University

University Medical Center Utrecht

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Towards an complete health impact assessment for noise in Europe.

A. Van Beek Danny Houthuijs Wim Swart E van Kempen NB Guardia

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INCREASE IN INVASIVE GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN IN THE NETHERLANDS, A SURVEY AMONG 7 HOSPITALS IN 2022

medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2022)

E van Kempen Patricia Bruijning‐Verhagen Dorine Borensztajn Clementien L. Vermont Marjolijn S.W. Quaak

Abstract Based on a survey sent to seven Dutch hospitals, we observed an substantial increase in invasive group A streptococcal infections in children in the Netherlands, comparing the pre-COVID-19 pandemic cohort of 2018-2019 to 2021-2022. The most affected age group were children between 0-5 years. Main diagnosis was pneumonia with empyema. Necrotizing fasciitis and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome were also reported in 11% and 7% respectively. A significant number was admitted to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit. Vigilance is needed.

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10.1101/2022.12.13.22283399

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P3410Traffic noise and ischemic heart disease - review of the evidence for the WHO environmental noise guidelines for the European region

European Heart Journal (2017)

Göran Pershagen E van Kempen Marcelo Figueroa Casas María Foraster

Environmental Noise

10.1093/eurheartj/ehx504.p3410

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Wees alert op invasieve GAS-infecties bij kinderen

Huisarts en Wetenschap (2023)

E van Kempen Maxime van de Griend Arwen Sprij Ariene Rietveld M.G.K. van Veen

10.1007/s12445-023-2395-4

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Noise exposure and children’s blood pressure and heart rate: the RANCH project

Occupational and Environmental Medicine (2006)

E van Kempen Irene van Kamp Paul Fischer Hugh Davies Danny Houthuijs

Background: Conclusions that can be drawn from earlier studies on noise and children’s blood pressure are limited due to inconsistent results, methodological problems, and the focus on school noise exposure. Objectives: To investigate the effects of aircraft and road traffic noise exposure on children’s blood pressure and heart rate. Methods: Participants were 1283 children (age 9–11 years) attending 62 primary schools around two European airports. Data were pooled and analysed using multilevel modelling. Adjustments were made for a range of socioeconomic and lifestyle factors. Results: After pooling the data, aircraft noise exposure at school was related to a statistically non-significant increase in blood pressure and heart rate. Aircraft noise exposure at home was related to a statistically significant increase in blood pressure. Aircraft noise exposure during the night at home was positively and significantly associated with blood pressure. The findings differed between the Dutch and British samples. Negative associations were found between road traffic noise exposure and blood pressure, which cannot be explained. Conclusion: On the basis of this study and previous scientific literature, no unequivocal conclusions can be drawn about the relationship between community noise and children’s blood pressure.

10.1136/oem.2006.026831

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Community noise: A fundamental ingredient of an environmental health performance indicator (CHERIO).

Danny Houthuijs E van Kempen Wim Swart A. Van Beek Frank de Leeuw

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Environmental Noise

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Neighbourhood typology and the choice for active transport; results from the AVENUE project

Journal of science and medicine in sport (2012)

Eline Scheepers J. Schuit Wanda Wendel‐Vos E van Kempen

Neighbourhood (mathematics)

10.1016/j.jsams.2012.11.660

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[Subgaleal hematoma in paediatric patients; a swelling on the head due to traction during hair styling].

PubMed (2024)

Michelle F A Oldenburg E van Kempen Kimberly Bodaar Natanaël Holband Floortje Klerx‐Melis

In this article we describe an underexposed cause of subgaleal hematoma in the older child. Subgaleal hematomas are well-known in the context of trauma or blood clotting disorders. International literature acknowledges excessive force during hair styling as a possible cause. Here, we present two cases to illustrate the importance of a complete patient work-up.

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Exposure-effect relations between aircraft and road traffic noise exposure at school and reading comprehension: The RANCH project

Noise and Health (2006)

Charlotte Clark Rosario Martı́n E van Kempen T. Alfred Jenny Head

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Quantitative health impact assessment of transport policies: two simulations related to speed limit reduction and traffic re-allocation in the Netherlands

Occupational and Environmental Medicine (2009)

Dieneke Schram-Bijkerk E van Kempen Anne Knol Hanneke Kruize Brigit Staatsen

Background: Few quantitative health impact assessments (HIAs) of transport policies have been published so far and there is a lack of a common methodology for such assessments. Objective: To evaluate the usability of existing HIA methodology to quantify health effects of transport policies at the local level. Methods: Health impact of two simulated but realistic transport interventions — speed limit reduction and traffic re-allocation — was quantified by selecting traffic-related exposures and health endpoints, modelling of population exposure, selecting exposure-effect relations and estimating the number of local traffic-related cases and disease burden, expressed in disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), before and after the intervention. Results: Exposure information was difficult to retrieve because of the local scale of the interventions, and exposure-effect relations for subgroups and combined effects were missing. Given uncertainty in the outcomes originating from this kind of missing information, simulated changes in population health by two local traffic interventions were estimated to be small (<5%), except for the estimated reduction in DALYs by less traffic accidents (60%) due to speed limit reduction. Conclusions: Quantitative HIA of transport policies at a local scale is possible, provided that data on exposures, the exposed population and their baseline health status are available. The interpretation of the HIA information should be carried out in the context of the quality of input data and assumptions and uncertainties of the analysis.

Speed limit

Health Impact Assessment

10.1136/oem.2008.041046

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