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Chris van Weel is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands. Their research spans several interconnected fields primarily within health professions and medicine, with a notable focus on general health professions, economics and econometrics, public health, environmental and occupational health, oncology, and epidemiology.

Their scholarly output reflects a focus on primary care and health outcomes, health policy implementation science, healthcare policy and management, COVID-19 and healthcare impacts, chronic disease management strategies, healthcare cost, quality, and practices, as well as health sciences research and education.

Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
  • The Annals of Family Medicine
  • BJGP Open
  • Australian Journal of Primary Health
  • Family Practice

Among recent papers authored with others, notable titles are:

  • Lessons on the COVID-19 pandemic, for and by primary care professionals worldwide (2020), published in European Journal of General Practice
  • COVID-19 and primary care in six countries (2020), published in BJGP Open
  • The COVID-19 Pandemic in Nijmegen, the Netherlands: Changes in Presented Health Problems and Demand for Primary Care (2021), published in The Annals of Family Medicine
  • Improving the Reporting of Primary Care Research: Consensus Reporting Items for Studies in Primary Care-the CRISP Statement (2023), published in The Annals of Family Medicine
  • Disparities in cancer-related healthcare among people with intellectual disabilities: A population-based cohort study with health insurance claims data (2020), published in Cancer Medicine

Collaborating frequently with other scholars, they have coauthored multiple works with:

  • Tim olde Hartman
  • Grant Russell
  • Felicity Goodyear-Smith
  • Kees van Boven
  • William R. Phillips

Best Publications

  • Allergic rhinitis and its impact on asthma (ARIA) 2008 update (in collaboration with the World Health Organization, GA(2)LEN and AllerGen)

    J. Bousquet;N. Khaltaev;A. A. Cruz;J. Denburg

  • Uniform definition of asthma severity, control, and exacerbations: Document presented for the World Health Organization Consultation on Severe Asthma

    Jean Bousquet;Jean Bousquet;Eva Mantzouranis;Alvaro A. Cruz;Nadia Aït-Khaled

  • Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors for patients with type 2 diabetes: results from a Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Floris A. van de Laar;Peter L. Lucassen;Reinier P. Akkermans;Eloy H. van de Lisdonk

  • Evaluation of diagnostic procedures

    J André Knottnerus;Chris van Weel;Jean W M Muris

  • Comorbidity and guidelines: conflicting interests.

    Chris van Weel;François G Schellevis

  • Use of oral prednisolone or naproxen for the treatment of gout arthritis: a double-blind, randomised equivalence trial

    Hein J E M Janssens;Matthijs Janssen;Eloy H van de Lisdonk;Piet L C M van Riel

  • The use of routinely collected computer data for research in primary care: opportunities and challenges.

    Simon de Lusignan;Chris van Weel

  • Pain-related fear and daily functioning in patients with osteoarthritis.

    Peter H.T.G Heuts;Johan W.S Vlaeyen;Jeffrey Roelofs;Rob A de Bie

  • Lessons on the COVID-19 pandemic, for and by primary care professionals worldwide.

    Salman Rawaf;Luke N Allen;Florian L Stigler;Dionne Kringos

  • A diagnostic rule for acute gouty arthritis in primary care without joint fluid analysis.

    Hein J. E. M. Janssens;Jaap Fransen;Eloy H. van de Lisdonk;Piet L. C. M. van Riel

  • Slowing the Deterioration of Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Observed during Bronchodilator Therapy by Adding Inhaled Corticosteroids: A 4-Year Prospective Study

    Edward Dompeling;Constant P. van Schayck;Petrus M. van Grunsven;Cees L. A. van Herwaarden

  • The need for research in primary care.

    Jan M De Maeseneer;Mieke L van Driel;Larry A Green;Chris van Weel

  • Detecting somatoform disorders in primary care with the PHQ-15

    Hiske van Ravesteijn;Karin Wittkampf;Peter Lucassen;Eloy van de Lisdonk

  • Medically unexplained symptoms, somatisation disorder and hypochondriasis: Course and prognosis. A systematic review

    Tim C. olde Hartman;Machteld S. Borghuis;Peter L.B.J. Lucassen;Floris A. van de Laar

  • Long term effects of inhaled corticosteroids in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis

    P M van Grunsven;C P van Schayck;J P Derenne;H A M Kerstjens

  • Active detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma in the general population. Results and economic consequences of the DIMCA program.

    Guido van den Boom;Constant P. van Schayck;Maureen P. M. H. Rutten– van Mölken;Prasanna R. S. Tirimanna

  • ‘Unbearable suffering’: a qualitative study on the perspectives of patients who request assistance in dying

    Marianne K Dees;Myrra J Vernooij-Dassen;Wim J Dekkers;Kris C Vissers

  • Improving Health Care Globally: A Critical Review of the Necessity of Family Medicine Research and Recommendations to Build Research Capacity

    Chris van Weel;Walter W. Rosser

  • Global Health and Primary Care Research

    John W. Beasley;Barbara Starfield;Chris van Weel;Walter W. Rosser

  • Comprehensive self management and routine monitoring in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in general practice: randomised controlled trial

    Erik W M A Bischoff;Reinier Akkermans;Jean Bourbeau;Chris van Weel

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Grol
Richard Grol Radboud University
Anne E. M. Speckens
Anne E. M. Speckens Radboud University
Jan De Maeseneer
Jan De Maeseneer Ghent University
Michel Wensing
Michel Wensing Heidelberg University
Jacques W.M. Lenders
Jacques W.M. Lenders Radboud University
Amanda Howe
Amanda Howe University of East Anglia
Judith B. Prins
Judith B. Prins Radboud University
Cees P. M. van der Vleuten
Cees P. M. van der Vleuten Maastricht University
Nelson K. Sewankambo
Nelson K. Sewankambo Rakai Health Sciences Program
Richard C. Oude Voshaar
Richard C. Oude Voshaar University Medical Center Groningen

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