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André Knottnerus

Professor of General Practice
Verified email at maastrichtuniversity.nl
Cited by 117542

How should we define health?

M Huber, JA Knottnerus, L Green, H Van Der Horst… - Bmj, 2011 - bmj.com
The WHO definition of health as complete wellbeing is no longer fit for purpose given the
rise of chronic disease. Machteld Huber and colleagues propose changing the emphasis …

Multimorbidity in general practice: prevalence, incidence, and determinants of co-occurring chronic and recurrent diseases

…, JFM Metsemakers, S Roos, JA Knottnerus - Journal of clinical …, 1998 - Elsevier
Increasing numbers of people are found to have two or more diseases at the same time,
which is termed multimorbidity. We studied the prevalence, incidence, and determinants of …

The efficacy of influenza vaccination in elderly individuals: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial

…, N Masurel, MJW Sprenger, GJ Dinant, JA Knottnerus - Jama, 1994 - jamanetwork.com
Objective. —To determine the efficacy of influenza vaccination in elderly people. Design. —Randomized
double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Setting. —Fifteen family practices in the …

Comorbidity or multimorbidity: what's in a name? A review of literature

…, F Buntinx, JA Knottnerus - The European journal of …, 1996 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: Comorbidity is increasingly prevalent. Moreover, many different definitions and
interpretations of this phenomenon are used. Because of its social and clinical significance, it is …

A risk model for the prediction of recurrent falls in community-dwelling elderly: a prospective cohort study

PA Stalenhoef, JPM Diederiks, JA Knottnerus… - Journal of clinical …, 2002 - Elsevier
The object of this article was to determine the predictive value of risk factors for recurrent falls
and the construction of a fall risk model as a contribution to a mobility assessment for the …

[HTML][HTML] Reduction of pain catastrophizing mediates the outcome of both physical and cognitive-behavioral treatment in chronic low back pain

…, JWS Vlaeyen, ADM Kester, JA Knottnerus - The journal of pain, 2006 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to examine whether treatments based on different theories change
pain catastrophizing and internal control of pain, and whether changes in these factors …

[HTML][HTML] Towards a 'patient-centred'operationalisation of the new dynamic concept of health: a mixed methods study

…, Y Heerkens, PC Dagnelie, JA Knottnerus - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To evaluate among stakeholders the support for the new, dynamic concept of health,
as published in 2011: ‘Health as the ability to adapt and to self-manage’, and to elaborate …

Systematic review and meta‐analysis of incidence studies of epilepsy and unprovoked seizures

…, FGH Kessels, MC De Krom, JA Knottnerus - …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To evaluate the methodology of incidence studies of epilepsy and unprovoked
seizures and to assess the value of their findings by summarizing their results. Methods: A …

Disuse and deconditioning in chronic low back pain: concepts and hypotheses on contributing mechanisms

…, PH Heuts, K Pons, JA Knottnerus - European journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
For years enhancement of a patient’s level of physical fitness has been an important goal in
rehabilitation treatment in chronic low back pain (CLBP), based on the hypothesis that …

Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder after non-traumatic events: Evidence from an open population study

…, PAP Vilters-Van Montfort, JA Knottnerus - The British Journal of …, 2005 - cambridge.org
BackgroundPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the only psychiatric condition that requires
a specific event to have occurred for its diagnosis.AimsTo gather evidence from the adult …