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Time trends in the use of field-substitution in the Belgian health interview survey
BHIS (1997-2018) is assessed. We investigated to what extent field-substitution contributes to obtaining the requested net-sample size and whether this has evolved throughout the successive BHIS ’s. ...
Poor timing and failure of source control are risk factors for mortality in critically ill patients with secondary peritonitis.
(OR 0.50 [0.34-0.73]). CONCLUSION: ‘Urgent’ and successful source control was associated with improved odds of survival. Appropriateness of empirical antimicrobial treatment did not significantly affect ...
Insights From Early Clinical Trials Assessing Response to mRNA SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Immunocompromised Patients.
risk of developing severe disease. This is challenging, however, since effective mRNA vaccination requires the successful cooperation of several components of the innate and adaptive immune systems, both ...
Was SARI surveillance successful at monitoring SARS-CoV-2 circulation and its genomic evolution in Belgium throughout the pandemic?
Publication Type: Scientific poster, presentation or proceeding Authors: Sarah Denayer; Bert Monsieurs; Reinout Van Eycken; Marijke Reynders; Evelyn Petit; Koen Magerman; Door Jouck; Marieke Bleyen; Nicolas Dauby; Marc Hainaut; Lucie Seyler; Thomas Demuys ...
Organizing the health interview survey at the local level: design of a pilot study.
younger adults, and women more than men. CONCLUSION: The LHIS can be successfully implemented in Flemish municipalities. The method, however, does not guarantee that the composition of the final sample ...
Making the case for strong health information systems during a pandemic and beyond.
message that successful reactions to the pandemic are (also) grounded in strong HIS that ultimately not only benefit the health of the population but also create a number of economic and psycho-social ...
The Belgian health examination survey: objectives, design and methods.
were obtained for more than 90% of the participants. Conclusion: It is feasible to organize a health examination survey as a second stage of the BHIS. The first successfully organized BELHES provides ...