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Contribution of chronic conditions to disability in men and women in France

individuals age 50+, who participated in the 2008–09 French Disability Health Survey including people living in institutions. Disability was defined by limitations in activities people usually do due to health ...

Contribution of chronic conditions to gender disparities in health expectancies in Belgium, 2001, 2004 and 2008

spiratory diseases. Conclusion: To promote healthy ageing of populations, priority should be given to reduce the LED disadvantage in women by targeting non-fatal diseases, such as musculoskeletal conditions. Health ...

Point Prevalence Study of Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Use in Belgian Acute-Care Hospitals: Results of the ECDC PPS 2017

countrywide participation 32.4%) participated in the ECDC PPS (11800 patients included, mean age 60.2±25.3 year, 55.2% females). The crude prevalence of patients with at least one antimicrobial agent was 28.1% ...

Association between variables used in the field substitution and post-stratification adjustment in the Belgian health interview survey and non-response.

Volume 59, Issue 1, p.197-206 (2014) Keywords: Adult Aged Belgium Bias (Epidemiology) Data Interpretation, Statistical Female health surveys Humans Interviews as Topic Logistic Models Male middle aged ...

Premature mortality in Belgium in 1993-2009: leading causes, regional disparities and 15 years change

people aged 1–74 residing in Belgium were included. The cause of death and population data for Belgium were provided by Statistics Belgium, while data for international comparisons were extracted from the ...

National surveillance of nosocomial infections in neonatal intensive care units in Belgium (Neo-KISS)

aandoeningen, NA, Issue Quoilin,S., NA (2013) Keywords: 2010 additional adjustment age an analysi analysis Antibiotic AS Belgian Belgium Benchmarking birth Bloodstream infection Bloodstream infections care Case ...

A targeted proteomics method to detect urinary biomarkers of kidney disease

Biesen,W.; Vanholder,R. Source: BePAC (1st Conference of the Belgian Proteomics Association), NA, Issue BePA, NA (2012) Keywords: Acute Kidney Injury Affect age alternative an AS association Belgian Biomarkers ...

Multiple risk behaviour: increasing socio-economic gap over time?

were analysed. This study is restricted to persons aged ≥ 15 years with information on those health behaviours and education (n = 7431, n = 8142 and n = 7459, respectively). A lifestyle index was created ...

Screening for cervical cancer in Belgium" in Description of the national situation of cervical cancer screening in the member states of the European Union

Union; within the European Network for Information on Cancer (EUNICE) Source: Eur J Cancer, Volume 45, Issue 15 (2009) Keywords: Adult Aged Europe European Union Female Humans incidence Mass Screening ...

Does a national screening programme reduce socioeconomic inequalities in mammography use?

Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Puddu, Marina; Stefaan Demarest; Jean Tafforeau Source: Int J Public Health, Volume 54, Issue 2, p.61-8 (2009) Keywords: Aged Belgium ...

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