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Contribution of chronic conditions to disability in men and women in France
in France, using a disability survey conducted in both private households and institutions, and we also examine the effect of excluding the institutionalized population. Methods: Data comprised 17 549 ...
Contribution of chronic conditions to gender disparities in health expectancies in Belgium, 2001, 2004 and 2008
contribution of chronic conditions to gender differences in disability- free life expectancy (DFLE) and life expectancy with disability (LED) in Belgium in 2001, 2004 and 2008. Methods: Data on disability and ...
Point Prevalence Study of Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Use in Belgian Acute-Care Hospitals: Results of the ECDC PPS 2017
interval (CI): 26.8-31.1%) and 7.1% (95% CI: 6.1-8.3%), respectively. The objective of this report is to present the results of the second ECDC PPS conducted in 2017 in Belgian acute care hospitals. Methods ...
Development of a dot-blot assay for the detection of mould-specific IgE in the Belgian population
Alternaria alternata and Cladosporium herbarum. Objectives To validate a dot-blot assay for the detection of specific IgE and evaluate the prevalence of mould sensitization in a healthy population. Methods The ...
Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection in Belgium: Report 2016
Differences in surveillance methods of CDI reported in European countries make comparisons difficult. Health Topics: Résistance aux antimicrobiens (AMR) Antimicrobiële resistentie (AMR) Antimicrobial ...
Preventable proportion of severe infections acquired in intensive care units: case-mix adjusted estimations from patient-based surveillance data.
intrinsic risk factors in the patient population is difficult. We aimed to estimate the proportion of ICU-acquired VAP and BSI cases that are amenable to prevention in routine conditions. METHODS: We analyzed ...
Is there evidence for correct diagnosis in cystic fibrosis registries?
comparing similar cohorts. OBJECTIVE AND METHODS: Explore patient characteristics in Belgian (B), French (F), German (G) and Dutch (NL) registries (total N=13,122) and determine whether they fulfill ...
Risk factors for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a multi-laboratory study
agents and infection/colonization with methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) taking additional factors like stay in a health care facility into account. METHODS: Multi-centre retrospective ...
Educational inequalities in leisure-time physical activity in 15 European countries.
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to assess the patterns of socio-economic inequalities in leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) in the different member states of the European Union. METHODS: Comparable ...
End-of-life communication: a retrospective survey of representative general practitioner networks in four countries.
topics (according to the GP) in Italy, Spain, Belgium, and The Netherlands and associated patient and care characteristics. METHODS: This cross-sectional, retrospective survey was conducted with ...