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The use of radiotherapy, surgery and chemotherapy in the curative treatment of cancer: results from the FORTY (Favourable Outcomes from RadioTherapY) project
equipment provision and workforce planning. The estimate that 40% of cancer patients are cured by RT has been used extensively to inform and influence policy but is relatively old and warrants review. Methods ...
Physical activity on prescription in Belgium: General Practitioners’ involvement
the current involvement of GP s and their use of PAP. Methods Firstly, a desk research and informal interviews with stakeholders were carried out to map existing initiatives and identify policies ...
Global and regional estimates of genital human papillomavirus prevalence among men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Diseases Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Young adult Abstract: BACKGROUND: The epidemiology of human papillomavirus (HPV) in women has been well documented. Less is known about the epidemiology of HPV in men. We ...
Validation of the Flemish-Dutch diabetic foot ulcer scale short form (DFS-SF) questionnaire for diabetic foot ulcers
comparisons were conducted to examine construct validity. Correlation with EQ-5D-5L was used to test criterion validity. The full study protocol has been published earlier (Rezaie et al. ...
Validation of the Flemish-Dutch Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) questionnaire for diabetic foot ulcers
validity. The full study protocol has been published earlier (Rezaie et al. 2019. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034491). Results: The majority of the patients were men (71.1%), with a mean age of 67.7±10.3 years ...
Preparedness & response for emergency situations: joined forces of H2020 projects in the PREPARE cluster
Association, Berlin (2022) Keywords: improving population health preparedness Strengthening health systems Abstract: In recent years, there have been increasing instances of cross-border crises, including ...
International comparison of glycaemic control in people with type 1 diabetes: an update and extension.
international comparison of glycaemic control in people with type 1 diabetes. METHODS: Data were obtained for 520,392 children and adults with type 1 diabetes from 17 population and five clinic-based data sources ...
Cervical cancer screening using HPV tests on self-samples: attitudes and preferences of women participating in the VALHUDES study
VALHUDES Abstract: BACKGROUND Interventions to reach women who do not participate regularly in screening may reduce the risk of cervical cancer. Self-collection of a vaginal specimen has been shown to ...
Activity-Based Detection and Bioanalytical Confirmation of a Fatal Carfentanil Intoxication.
of the most potent opioids known, has recently been reported as a contaminant in street heroin in the United States and Europe, and is associated with an increased number of life-threatening emergency ...
Palliative care service use by older people: Time trends from a mortality follow-back study between 2005 and 2014.
cancer, has been advocated worldwide over the past decade. AIM: To investigate whether there has been a time trend in the use of palliative care services and the timing of their initiation for older people. ...