Children's school commuting in the Netherlands: Does it matter how urban form is incorporated in mode choice models?

Does Accessibility to Higher Education Matter? Choice Behaviour of High School Graduates in the Netherlands

This paper identifies pivotal factors behind individual decision making in the transition from high school to post-secondary education in the Netherlands. We apply a multinomial logit framework to individual data and accommodate two types of effects that have not received much attention in the literature. First, we analyse the impact of geographical accessibility of the higher education system....

Coronary stent fracture: how frequent it is? Does it matter?

D rug-eluting stents (DES) have dramatically reduced in-stent restenosis compared to bare metal stents (BMS). However, the occurrence of late complications such as stent thrombosis has raised concern over DES use. In addition, there has been increasing awareness of stent fracture (SF) as a potential complication following DES implantation. SF is recognized as one of the contributors to in-stent...

Patient Safety Behavior in Physicians: How is it Predicted?

Background: Patient safety is a serious global public health issue. Estimates show that every day many patients are harmed while receiving hospital care. Health care staff plays a key role in providing quality and safe patient care, especially physicians who are main members of the medical team and a critical element in patient safety efforts. Objective: ...

Does it matter how blood pressure is reduced?

Choice of vasopressor in septic shock: does it matter?

Septic shock is a medical emergency that is associated with mortality rates of 40-70%. Prompt recognition and institution of effective therapy is required for optimal outcome. When the shock state persists after adequate fluid resuscitation, vasopressor therapy is required to improve and maintain adequate tissue/organ perfusion in an attempt to improve survival and prevent the development of mu...