Do patients with sore throat benefit from penicillin? A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial with penicillin V in general practice.

CF Dagnelie, Y Van der Graaf, RA De Melker - British Journal of General …, 1996 - bjgp.org
BACKGROUND: The effect of antibiotic therapy in sore throat is questionable and this
dilemma has been complicated by the emergence of multiple resistant strains of micro-organisms. …

The end of antibiotic treatment in adults with acute sinusitis-like complaints in general practice? A placebo-controlled double-blind randomized doxycycline trial.

W Stalman, GA Van Essen, Y Van der Graaf… - British journal of general …, 1997 - bjgp.org
… Stalman W, Essen GA van, Graaf Y van der, Melker RA de. Maxillary sinusitis in adults:
an evaluation of placebo-controlled double-blind trials. Fam Pract 1997; 14: 124-129. …

Are professional attitudes related to gender and medical specialty?

V Batenburg, JA Smal, A Lodder… - Medical education, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The importance of professional attitudes in medical care has long been
recognized; however, medical training has not stressed attitude development until recently. In …

Long-term prognosis of acute otitis media in infancy: determinants of recurrent acute otitis media and persistent middle ear effusion

RAMJ Damoiseaux, MM Rovers… - Family …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
… Damoiseaux RAMJ, Balen FAM van, Hoes AW, Verheij TJM, Melker RA de. Primary care …
Balen FAM van, Melker RA de. Validation of a portable tympanometer for use in primary care…

Reasons for non-guideline-based antibiotic prescriptions for acute otitis media in The Netherlands

RAMJ Damoiseaux, RA de Melker, MJE Ausems… - Family …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
Background. Appropriate use of antibiotics is a major issue in today's medicine. The
increasing worldwide bacterial resistance to antimicrobial agents is forcing us to prescribe …

Epidemiology of otitis media and the role of the general practitioner in management

RA De Melker, PD Burke - Family Practice, 1988 - academic.oup.com
… 48 Melker RA de. Recurrent upper respiratory tract infections viewed as a natural
phenomenon and a problem with multiple causation. Allg Med 1987; 17: 29-36. …

Persistence of middle ear dysfunction after recurrent acute otitis media

J CLEAESSEN, CLM APELMAN… - … & Allied Sciences, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
The presence of otitis media with effusion (OME) and high negative pressure (‐200 to ‐400
mm H 2 O) 3 were investigated in follow‐up of a randomized double‐blind placebo‐blind …

De huisarts en 'de Spaansche griep'1918-1920

RA De Melker - Huisarts en wetenschap, 2005 - Springer
De Melker RA. De huisarts en ‘de Spaansche griep’ 1918-1920. Huisarts Wet 2005;48(13):684-8.
De Spaanse griep was een pandemie en een menselijk drama van ongekende …

Maxillary sinusitis in adults: an evaluation of placebo-controlled double-blind trials.

W Stalman, GA van Essen, Y Van der Graaf… - Family …, 1997 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND: In general practice, acute sinusitis is frequently diagnosed and treated with
antibiotics. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the evidence for the effectiveness of …

Validation of a portable tympanometer for use in primary care

FAM Van Balen, RA De Melker - International journal of pediatric …, 1994 - Elsevier
Objective — to determine the accuracy of a handheld, portable tympanometer, the microtymp,
in comparison with a reference instrument, the AR 85 tympanometer and with the gold …