Problems arise when reliability and accuracy of the Delphi technique are assessed. So far,
reliability has been evaluated by comparing two or more Delphi studies on the same subject, …

Objective. To study the impact of osteoarthritis (OA) on all areas of a patient's health‐related
quality of life. Methods. The Sickness Impact Profile (SIP) was administered to a group of …

The diagnostic and prescribing habits of general practitioners from 17 European countries
for 4094 patients with acute tonsillitis were assessed, and differences in outcome were …

Background The treatment of persistent otitis media with effusion (OME) remains controversial,
but this condition is the commonest reason for children to require ear, nose, and throat (…

The bacterial growth in patients presenting with a sore throat was assayed and four clinical
features were tested in order to reliably differentiate between beta-haemolytic streptococci …

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 …

In a double-blind four-block randomized trial the efficacy and tolerance of a single dose of
pefloxacin 800 mg was compared with a five day treatment with norfloxacin 400 mg twice daily …

A cross-sectional diagnostic prevalence study was carried out within a multi-centre experiment
with open access gastroscopy in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The objective of the study was …

In een tijd waarin meer parttime en vaker in een samenwerkingsverband wordt gewerkt, is
een goede verslaglegging in de huisartspraktijk van toenemend belang. Van 55 huisartsen is …

… Kuyvenhoven MM (Department of General Practice, University of Utrecht, Mariahoek 6,
3511 LD Utrecht, The Netherlands), Jacobs HM, Touw-Otten FWMM and van Es J C. Written …