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Burden of influenza, healthcare seeking behaviour and hygiene measures during the A(H1N1)2009 pandemic in France: a population based study.
self-defined influenza during the A(H1N1)2009 pandemic in the French population. METHODS: We conducted a random-based retrospective cross-sectional telephone survey between May 2009 and April 2010 among a random ...
Estimation of the dissociation rate of unlabelled ligand-receptor complexes by a 'two-step' competition binding approach.
Besides providing satisfactory estimations of dissociation rates, the method also detects the ability of the unlabelled ligand molecules to be released from ‘sinks’ such as the cell membrane. CONCLUSIONS ...
Multiple risk behaviour: increasing socio-economic gap over time?
behaviours, has been analysed with the purpose to assess socio-economic changes in multiple risk behaviour over time. METHODS: Cross-sectional data from the Belgian Health Interview Surveys 1997, 2001 and 2004 ...
Does a national screening programme reduce socioeconomic inequalities in mammography use?
later (2004), and to assess if the implementation of an organised screening programme has been successful in reducing socioeconomic inequalities in the uptake of mammography. METHODS: Data was obtained ...
Evidence for the presence of Legionella bacteriophages in environmental water samples.
Legionella bacteriophages is very promising for future applications such as the development of novel molecular tools, the design of new detection and typing methods, and the bioremediation of this ...
What is the optimal regimen for BCG intravesical therapy? Are six weekly instillations necessary?
instillations. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The evolution of the lymphoproliferative response of peripheral blood mononuclear cells against BCG culture filtrate (CF), tuberculin (PPD) and BCG extract (EXT) was tested ...
The impact of individual-level heterogeneity on estimated infectious disease burden: a simulation study.
to investigate to what extent ignoring the presence of heterogeneity could bias DALY computation. METHODS: Simulations using individual-based models for hypothetical infectious diseases with short and ...
Commentary to the recent study by Wang et al.
Publication Type: Non-peer reviewed scientific publication Authors: Toon Braeye Source: Stat Methods Med Res, Volume 29, Issue 7 (2020) Keywords: bias Cross-Over Studies Health Topics: Health and ...
Quantifying the burden of stillbirths before 28 weeks of completed gestational age in high-income countries: a population-based study of 19 European countries.
stillbirths in high-income countries, we assessed the reliability of including stillbirths before 28 completed weeks in such comparisons. METHODS: In this population-based study, we used national cohort data ...
Global patterns in monthly activity of influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza virus, and metapneumovirus: a systematic analysis.
is needed to inform public health strategies and programmes for their control. METHODS: In this systematic analysis, we compiled data from a systematic literature review of studies published between ...