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Utilization of gabapentin by people in treatment for substance use disorders in Belgium (2011-2014): a cross-sectional study.
descriptive study with matching. Two datasets were used and linked at individual level. Subjects were selected based on their first registration in the database of the Treatment Demand Indicator (TDI) between ...
Additional weighting for education affects estimates from a National Health Interview Survey.
educational groups are underrepresented in the sample, estimates may be biased. This study investigated the impact of the use of post-stratification weights that adjust for the population distribution by ...
Mapping occurrence of Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis and areas at risk of porcine cysticercosis in Central America and the Caribbean basin.
Issue 1, p.424 (2017) Abstract: BACKGROUND: This study aimed to map the occurrence of Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis at national level within Central America and the Caribbean basin, and to map the ...
Multinomial additive hazard model to assess the disability burden using cross-sectional data.
Source: Biom J, Volume 59, Issue 5, Number 917, p.901-917 (2017) Keywords: Chronic disease cross-sectional studies Disabled Persons Humans Proportional Hazards Models Quality of Life Risk Factors Abstract: ...
Mapping EQ-5D utilities to GBD 2010 and GBD 2013 disability weights: results of two pilot studies in Belgium.
presence of a study leader. However the results were unsatisfactory when utilities were derived from a sample of the general population, using a web-based questionnaire. We recommend to repeat the study in ...
Fat-soluble vitamin intake from the consumption of food, fortified food and supplements: design and methods of the Belgian VITADEK study.
micronutrients in population subgroups such as infants, toddlers, pregnant and lactating women is challenging and requires specific approaches. This paper describes the Belgian VITADEK study, developed to assess ...
Ethnicity impacts the cystic fibrosis diagnosis: A note of caution.
Cuppens, Harry; Amaral, Margarida; De Boeck, Kris Source: J Cyst Fibros, Volume 16, Issue 4, p.488-491 (2017) Abstract: BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is by consensus based on the same ...
The added value of food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) information to estimate the usual food intake based on repeated 24-hour recalls
the usual dietary intake of foods in a population generally ignore the additional information on the never-consumers. The objective of this study is to determine the added value of Food Frequency ...
Retrospective study of human cystic echinococcosis over the past decade in France, using a nationwide hospital medical information database.
retrospective analysis of hospital records provides a population-based estimate of cystic echinococcosis incidence and trends over a 10-year period at a national level. It indicates a significant decrease of the ...
Impact of Chronic Conditions and Multimorbidity on the Disability Burden in the Older Population in Belgium.
diseases. In this study, we assessed the impact of chronic conditions and multimorbidity on the disability burden in the older population in Belgium. METHODS: Data from 9,482 participants in the 2001, 2004, ...