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Development and validation of a protocol for optimizing the use of paraffin blocks in molecular epidemiological studies: The example from the HPV-AHEAD study.

filled by six pathologists and each case was randomly assigned to two of them. Most samples (86%) were considered satisfactory. Presence of >50% of invasive carcinoma was observed in all sections of 66% ...

Regional differences in the validity of self-reported use of health care in Belgium: selection versus reporting bias.

with register-based data from the Belgian compulsory health insurance (BCHI). The latter were compared with similar estimates from a random sample of the BCHI to investigate the selection bias. Outcome ...

A Versatile Panel of Reference Gene Assays for the Measurement of Chicken mRNA by Quantitative PCR.

genes, selected for the lowest variation in representative samples, can be used to control random technical variation. Reference gene assays must be reliable, have high amplification specificity and ...

Clinical validation of hrHPV testing on vaginal and urine self-samples in primary cervical screening (cross-sectional results from the Papillomavirus Dumfries and Galloway-PaVDaG study).

primary care. PARTICIPANTS: 5318 women aged 20-60 years provided self-collected random urine and vaginal samples for hrHPV testing and a clinician-collected liquid-based cytology (LBC) sample for cytology and ...

Human biomonitoring of heavy metals in the vicinity of non-ferrous metal plants in Ath, Belgium.

did a random sampling in the general population of Ath in two areas: a central area, including the plants, and a peripheral area, presumably less exposed. We quantified cadmium, lead, nickel, chromium ...

Trends in dispensing of strong opiods to the working population of Belgium and Norway (2008-2013)

questions random Random sample registration regulation Research result results Sample SELECTED study System Systems trend trends WOMEN working population world Abstract: The consumption of opioid analgesics ...

Evaluation of convenient pretreatment protocols for RNA virus metagenomics in serum and tissue samples.

samples in order to reveal their sensitivity and potential bias introduced by the enrichment or amplifications steps. An RNA virus was artificially spiked at a fixed titer in serum and lung tissue, ...

Human biomonitoring of multiple mycotoxins in the Belgian population: Results of the BIOMYCO study.

a representative part of the Belgian population according to a standardised study protocol, whereby 155 children (3-12 years old) and 239 adults (19-65 years old) were selected based on random cluster sampling ...

False-positive results in metagenomic virus discovery: a strong case for follow-up diagnosis.

RNA, Viral specimen handling Viruses Abstract: A viral metagenomic approach using virion enrichment, random amplification and next-generation sequencing was used to investigate an undiagnosed cluster of ...

Mumps increase in Flanders, Belgium, 2012-2013: results from temporary mandatory notification and a cohort study among university students.

a cohort study among KU Leuven students. We defined a case as self-reported parotitis, between September 2012 and March 2013. We distributed web-based questionnaires to a random sample of students. We ...

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