Background Although store-and-forward teledermatology is increasingly becoming popular,
evidence on its effects on efficiency and costs is lacking. The aim of this study, performed in …

Objective: To determine the incidence of bowel injury in operations requiring adhesiolysis
and to assess the impact of adhesiolysis on the incidence of surgical complications …

Background: This randomized controlled trial was designed to compare the most common
technique for open mesh repair (Lichtenstein) with the currently preferred minimally invasive …

Radiotherapy is often used in Graves' ophthalmopathy, but its efficacy has been doubted.
We compared its efficacy with sham irradiation in mild ophthalmopathy. In a double-blind …

Objective To compare the cost of illness of three musculoskeletal conditions in relation to
general wellbeing. Methods Patients with fibromyalgia, chronic low back pain (CLBP), and …

Objective: systematic review regarding the effectiveness of long-term psychoanalytic therapy
(LPT) on health care use and work impairment in adult outpatients. Method: a systematic …

BackgroundEvidence about the cost-effectiveness and cost utility of computerised cognitive–
behavioural therapy (CCBT) is still limited. Recently, we compared the clinical effectiveness …

Objective To determine the cost utility of medical co-prescription of heroin compared with
methadone maintenance treatment for chronic, treatment resistant heroin addicts. Design …

Background Up to now, costs attributable to adverse events (AEs) and preventable AEs in
the Netherlands were unknown. We assessed the total direct medical costs associated with …

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic disease with a
high prevalence and rapidly increasing incidence rates. The effect of self-treatment of COPD …