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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

techniques in the Belgian health interview survey 2004 are associated with non-response and assessed the impact of field substitution and post-stratification adjustment on the survey results. METHODS: Data ...

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

paper presents the leading causes and the regional disparities in premature mortality in 2008–2009 and the changes since 1993. Methods All deaths occurring in the periods 1993–1999 and 2003–2009, in ...

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