Lessons on the COVID-19 pandemic, for and by primary care professionals worldwide

…, H Quezada Yamamoto, C van Weel… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The COVID-19 pandemic has modified organisation and processes of primary care. In this
paper, we aim to summarise experiences of international primary care systems. We explored …

Primary care spirometry

E Derom, C Van Weel, G Liistro… - European …, 2008 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Primary care spirometry is a uniquely valuable tool in the evaluation of patients with respiratory
symptoms, allowing the general practitioner to diagnose or exclude chronic obstructive …

Evaluation of diagnostic procedures

JA Knottnerus, C van Weel, JWM Muris - Bmj, 2002 - bmj.com
Development and introduction of new diagnostic techniques have greatly accelerated over
the past decades. The evaluation of diagnostic techniques, however, is less advanced than …

Allergic rhinitis and its impact on asthma (ARIA) 2008

…, CE Baena‐Cagnani, GW Canonica, C Van Weel… - Allergy, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Allergic rhinitis is a symptomatic disorder of the nose induced after allergen exposure by an
immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated inflammation of the membranes lining the nose (1). It was …

Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: GOLD executive summary

…, R Rodriguez-Roisin, C Van Weel… - American journal of …, 2007 - atsjournals.org
… Schellevis FG, Van de Lisdonk EH, Van der Velden J, Hoogbergen SH, Van Eijk JT, Van
Weel C. Consultation rates and incidence of intercurrent morbidity among patients with chronic …

α-Glucosidase inhibitors for patients with type 2 diabetes: results from a Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis

…, EH van de Lisdonk, GE Rutten, C van Weel - Diabetes …, 2005 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE—To review the effects of monotherapy with α-glucosidase inhibitors (AGIs) for
patients with type 2 diabetes, with respect to mortality, morbidity, glycemic control, insulin …

Medically unexplained symptoms, somatisation disorder and hypochondriasis: course and prognosis. A systematic review

…, FA van de Laar, AE Speckens, C van Weel - Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To study the course of medically unexplained symptoms (MUS), somatisation
disorder, and hypochondriasis, and related prognostic factors. Knowledge of prognostic …

[PDF][PDF] Assessing patient‐centred communication in teaching: a systematic review of instruments

M Brouwers, E Rasenberg, C van Weel… - Medical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Context Patient‐centred communication is a key component of patient centredness in
medical care. Therefore, adequate education in and assessment of patient‐centred …

Strengthening primary care: addressing the disparity between vertical and horizontal investment

J De Maeseneer, C Van Weel, D Egilman… - British Journal of …, 2008 - bjgp.org
Recently we have seen an unprecedented increase of financial support to improve health
care in developing countries estimated at 26% between 1997 and 2002, from $6.4 billion to …

[HTML][HTML] Why strengthening primary health care is essential to achieving universal health coverage

C Van Weel, MR Kidd - Cmaj, 2018 - Can Med Assoc
… Contributors: Chris van Weel developed the concept outline of the paper, wrote the first
concept of the paper and drafted the final version of the paper. Michael Kidd commented and …