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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 ...

Trends in corpus uteri cancer mortality in member states of the European Union.

cancer varies in the European Union (EU). We analysed trends in corpus uteri cancer mortality in 26 EU member states from 1970 onward. METHODS: Population numbers and number of uterine cancer deaths were ...

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 ...

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