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HPV DNA, E6/E7 mRNA, and p16INK4a detection in head and neck cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis
cancer site and were published between July 15, 1990, and Feb 29, 2012. We collected information about sex, risk factors, HPV detection methods, and biomarkers of potentially HPV-induced carcinogenesis (E6 ...
Human papillomavirus testing versus repeat cytology for triage of minor cytological cervical lesions.
DNA testing for high-risk types of the human papillomavirus (hrHPV) — the main causal factor of cervical cancer. OBJECTIVES: Main objective To compare the accuracy of hrHPV testing with the Hybrid ...
Initiative for quality improvement and epidemiology among children and adolescents with diabetes (IQECAD)
improve the processes and outcomes of care by implementing a system of audit and feedback in Belgian HBMC s. To identify risk factors of poor care delivery and outcomes. Methods In 2009, twelve HBMC ...
Signs for early diagnosis of heart failure in primary health care.
Health Care Prospective Studies Respiration Disorders Respiratory Sounds Risk Assessment Risk Factors Time Factors Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The current guidelines for the diagnosis of heart failure (HF) are ...
Trends in cervical cancer incidence and mortality in the Baltic countries, Bulgaria and Romania.
Invasiveness Prognosis Risk Factors Romania Survival Rate Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Young adult Abstract: The burden of cervical cancer varies considerably in the European Union (EU). In this article, we ...
Triage of women with equivocal or low-grade cervical cytology results: a meta-analysis of the HPV test positivity rate.
high-risk probe of the Hybrid Capture- II is used to triage these two cytological categories. The triage test-positivity rate reflects the colposcopy referral workload.Data were pooled on the HPV test ...
Description of cervical cancer mortality in Belgium using Bayesian age-period-cohort models.
could be observed, reflecting increased exposure to risk factors. The fact that this increase was limited for the youngest cohorts could be explained as an effect of screening. Bayesian modeling provided ...
Perinatal mortality and other severe adverse pregnancy outcomes associated with treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: meta-analysis.
Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic Pregnancy Outcome Risk Factors Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To assess the relative risk of perinatal mortality, severe preterm delivery, and ...
Organization of a quality-assurance project in all Belgian multidisciplinary diabetes centres treating insulin-treated diabetes patients: 5 years' experience.
26%, respectively. At the start, the quality of care was good in terms of risk-factor testing rates and moderate in terms of patients meeting goals for risk-factor management. At least 50% of the centres ...
Trend of cervical cancer mortality in Belgium (1954-1994): tentative solution for the certification problem of unspecified uterine cancer.
Belgium Death Certificates Female Humans middle aged Risk Factors Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Uterine Neoplasms Abstract: We investigated the evolution of mortality from cervical cancer in Belgium between ...