PhD theses
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Clare Aitken
Implementation of hrHPV-based primary cervical cancer screening in the Netherlands: changes and challenges across the screening process
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Maaike Alblas
Better Decision Making in Cancer: Screening tests and prediction models
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Raquel Nogueira Avelar e Silva
‘Predictors and Outcomes of Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health: An Ecological Approach
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Esmee Bally
Improving the quality of care for older adults: Towards person-centred integrated care supported by digital health technology
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Lotte Barmentloo
What works for fall prevention and cardiovascular disease screening
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Erik Blom
Lung Cancer Screening: The interplay of early detection, treatment, and quality of life in the United States
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Mirte Boelens
Public health at the local level: Promoting child and adolescent health and well-being
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Amanda Bos
Real-world Aspects of Colorectal Cancer Survival in the Netherlands
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Arianne Brinkman-Stoppelenburg
Hospital Palliative Care Team Consultations For Patients With Advanced Cancer: Too few, too late
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Jeroen van den Broek
Public Health Benefits and Harms of Breast Cancer Screening: Microsimulation informing screening recommendations
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Vera Broks
Medical student stress and performance: Student characteristics in interaction with school and societal factors
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Caroline Bulstra
The last decade of HIV? Reaching sustainable HIV control through improved epidemiological understanding and healt systems innovation
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Dayna Cenin
Pathways for optimising colorectal cancer screening programs: a modelling assessment
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Periklis Charalampous
Burden of disease studies in Europe: Methodological advances and applications
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Yudhy Dharmawan
Improving early detection of leprosy in Indonesia: Establishing case detection delay and associated factors
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Simone Dijkland
Prediction and Outcome Analyses in Acute Neurological Diseases.
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Belen Dofitas
Yaws in the Philippines: The rediscovery of a forgotten and neglected tropical disease
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Diana Eijgermans
Access to care: Determinants of Children’s Mental Health Care Use
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Marijanne Engel
Transmural Collaboration in Palliative Care: Perspectives of Nurses and Physicians
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Özcan Erdem
Neighbourhood Structural and Social Factors and Mental Health
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Jet van Esch
Sound or Silence? Multidimensional Aspects of Death Rattle Highlighted
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Abby Falla
Towards the elimination of chronic viral hepatitis in Europe: prevalence, risk groups and screening strategies
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Yuan Fang
Parenting & Child Health: insights into related factors and parenting support
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Irene Fierloos
Perceived social support and loneliness: Social factors associated with health and wellbeing across the lifespan
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Suzanne Fikrat-Wevers
Selection and student diversity: The impact of tools, preparatory activities and applicant acceptance in health professions education
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Carmen Franse
Healthy ageing in Europe: Variation and promotion among older persons
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Ahmad Fuady
Tuberculosis-related Catastrophic Cost Since the Implementation of Universal Health Coverage in Indonesia
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Eric Geijteman
Decisions about medical treatment in the last phase of life : Withholding and withdrawing medication and other interventions
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Abraham Getaneh
Modeling of prostate cancer screening: The future directions
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Amarens Geuzinge
Breast Cancer Screening for Women at Increased Risk: Comparing MRI with mammography
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Andrea Gini
Microsimulation Models to Inform Colorectal Cancer Screening Decisions: From validated tools to tailoring recommendations
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Benjamin Gravesteijn
Observational Data to Improve Clinical Decision Making in Acute Care
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Karen van Hedel
Explaining the US Health Disadvantage: The role of social inequalities
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Else-Mariëtte van Heijningen
Colorectal Cancer Prevention : Surveillance of adenoma patients –towards more efficient guidelines
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Jilske Huijben
Assessment and Improvement of Intensive Care for patients with Traumatic Brain Injury
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Lea Jabbarian
Well-Being and Preferences of Patients Near the End of Life: Towards better care through better communication
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Erik Jansen
Cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccination: Improvements by use of the health policy cycle
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Lucie de Jonge
Safeguarding the cost-effectiveness of organized colorectal cancer screening programs: Lessons learned from (unforeseen) real-life events
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Marina Karanikolos
The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Population Health and Health Systems
Grace Kiringa Kaguthi
New Tuberculosis Vaccine Trials in Infants: design, diagnostics and trial site development
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Marijn Koëter
The influence of Treatment Decisions on the Outcome of Esophageal Cancer
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Lili Kokai
Developing mHealth interventions: using dual process theories to reduce cardiovascular disease risk
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Lindy Kregting
Effectiveness and perspectives of women in the Dutch breast cancer screening programme
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Nikki van Leeuwen
Design and Analysis of Randomized and Non-randomized Studies: Improving Validity and Reliability
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Edeltraud Lenk
Diseases of the Poor: the Socioeconomic Impact of Neglected Tropical Diseases
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Ineke Lokker
Acknowledging Different Perspectives: Burden and management of symptoms in the last phase of life
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Di Long
MEASURING POPULATION HEALTH validity of metrics and patterns of inequality
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Diah Martina
Advance care planning in Asia and Indonesia: Cultural perspectives
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Miriam van der Meulen
Improving the Performance and Efficiency of the Colorectal Cancer Screening Programme in the Netherlands
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Ana Mikolic
Treatment, Outcome and Prediction after mild Traumatic Brain Injury
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Minke van Minde
Building bridges between perinatal & preventive child healthcare
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Famke Mölenberg
Natural experiments to evaluate local public health interventions
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Anna van 't Noordende
The Perception of Leprosy: Studies on assessment, impact and interventions at individual, family and community level
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Mark Noordzij
Urban environments, physical activity, and mental-wellbeing. Towards age-friendly cities in Europe
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Adi Nugroho
Behavioral HIV-prevention Interventions for Men who have Sex with Men and Transgender Women in Indonesia
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Arvind Oemrawsingh
Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Clinical Care: Methodological Aspects and Practical Applications
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Branko Olij
The Impact and Prevention of Fall-Related Injuries among Older Adults
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Amir Omidvari
Screening for and surveillance of Barrett’s esophagus: a cost-effectiveness assessment
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Joost Oude Groeniger
Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health: A Life-Course Perspective on Social Stratification, Cultural Capital and Health-Related Behaviors
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Anouk Overbeek
Advance Care Planning In Frail Older People In The Netherlands
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Elleke Peterse
Simulating Population-Level Effects of Colorectal Cancer Screening Policies
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Leah Prencipe
Youth mental Health in Tanzania Social determinants, climate change, and the impacts of social protection
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Margreet Putten, van
Oesophageal and Gastric Cancer; optimising care and outcomes in changing clinical practice
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Isabel Retel Helmrich
Prognostic research: Methodological Aspects and Applications in Acute Care
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Epke Le Rutte
Visceral Leishmaniasis : Potential for Control and Elimination
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Valerie Sankatsing
Quantifying and improving outcomes of breast cancer screening. Evaluation and long-term model predictions.
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Jolinda Schram
Educational Inequalities in Paid Employment: the role of ill health and working conditions
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Charlie Sewalt
Trauma Systems Revisited – A Methodological Perspective on Organization of Care
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Marcel Slockers
Mortality, Health Problems and Access to Care for Homeless People
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Rik Stoevelaar
Self-Management and Advance Care Planning at the End of Life
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Corien Swaan
Timeliness of infectious disease notification & response systems
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Gwen Teesing
Improving hand hygiene in nursing homes: Results of the HANDSOME study
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Anuj Tiwari
Leprosy Post-Exposure Prophylaxis with Single-dose Rifampicin. Health economic aspects in India
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Suzanne van den Toren
Promoting physical, mental, and social well-being of adolescent and young adults
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Jose Rubio Valverde
Educational inequalities in health expectancy in Europe: Description, explanation and projection
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Francisca Vargas lopes
Better evidence for better mental health policy: Mind the inequalities gap
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Ernest van Veen
Ethical and medical decisions in traumatic brain injury: International perspectives from the CENTER-TBI study
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David van de Ven
Sustainable Employability among Vulnerable Groups: The role of health promotion and working conditions
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Esmee Venema
Endovascular Treatment of Ischemic Stroke | Treat the right patients, at the right time, in the right place
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Soraya Verstraeten
Population Health in the Dutch Caribbean: A comparative study of political context and health policy performance
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Marjolein van der Vlegel
The burden of the injury: A broad perspective on outcome and costs
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Victor Volovici
Traumatic Brain Injury: Evidence, Guidelines and Treatment Variation
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Daphne Voormolen
Outcome following Traumatic Brain Injury – Assessment and Preferences
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Eveline Wiegers
Comparative Effectiveness Research to Improve Neurocritical Care
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Jordi de Winkel
Towards Personalized Evidence-Based Decision-Making in Patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
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Junwen Yang
Social Inequalities in Children’s Lifestyle Behaviors and Health Outcomes
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Uraujh Yousaf-Khan
The NELSON Lung Cancer Screening Trial: Final screening round and follow up
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Xuxi Zhang
Healthy Ageing: Health Promotion for People with Frailty and Chronic Conditions
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Nadine Zielonke
Evaluation and Optimization of Breast Cancer Screening Programs: Through the Lens of Europe