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Recent syphilis trends in Belgium and enhancement of STI surveillance systems.
Factors Sex Distribution Sexually Transmitted Diseases Syphilis Abstract: Over the past five years, a series of syphilis outbreaks mainly occurring among gay men have been observed in Europe. One of these ...
Integrating adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy into children's daily lives: a qualitative study.
Motivation Patient Compliance Self Administration Truth Disclosure Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To acquire a deeper understanding of factors that influence adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in ...
Validation of the CALUX bioassay for PCDD/F analyses in human blood plasma and comparison with GC-HRMS.
analyses. The limit of quantification (LOQ) used to calculate TEQ values from the GC- HRMS determinations, the use of the relative potency values instead of the toxic equivalent factor and the potential of ...
Socio-economic differences in the utilisation of health services in Belgium.
way. Patient factors may be more important than supply factors in explaining the differential use of health services. Further research needs to focus on socio-economic differences in the reasons, the ...
Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in nursing homes: a cross-sectional study.
Infection Control Methicillin Resistance Molecular Epidemiology nursing homes Population Surveillance prevalence Restriction Mapping Risk Factors Staphylococcal Infections Staphylococcus aureus Abstract: ...
Behavioral, physiologic, and habitat influences on the dynamics of Puumala virus infection in bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus).
Pastoret, Paul-Pierre Source: Emerg Infect Dis, Volume 8, Issue 9, p.930-6 (2002) Keywords: Age factors Animals Arvicolinae Behavior, Animal Belgium Disease Susceptibility environment Female Hantavirus ...
How are patients informed about their HIV test results?
they experience. METHOD: Since 1996, a representative network of sentinel GP s has recorded data about requests for HIV tests, risk factors and the way in which and the delay with which patients are informed about ...
The impact of hearing disability on well-being and health.
through self-reporting. The association of hearing disability with the studied health outcomes was assessed using logistic regression while controlling for confounding factors such as age, sex, co-morbidity ...
A case-control study after a hantavirus infection outbreak in the south of Belgium: who is at risk?
Factors Rodentia Abstract: Puumala is the most common hantavirus serotype in Europe and is spread mainly by the red bank vole. Between 1 July 1992 and 31 January 1994, an outbreak of Puumala virus-induced ...
Cervical cancer screening in the Flemish region (Belgium): measurement of the attendance rate by telephone interview.
Analysis ODDS RATIO Patient Compliance Risk Factors Rural Population Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Abstract: In November and December 1995 a computer assisted telephone interview (CATI) was organized in order ...