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The protective effect of rural life on mite sensitization disappears among urban migrants in the South of Vietnam.
compared according to both their home types and places of birth and residences. RESULTS: The concentration of endotoxin (but not mite allergen) was higher in rural compared to urban dusts (440 (95% CI: ...
Determinants of persistent organic pollutant (POP) concentrations in human breast milk of a cross-sectional sample of primiparous mothers in Belgium
usually associated with higher POP concentrations. Rural residency and consumption of home-produced eggs, fatty fish and fish oil supplements were associated with higher concentrations of DDT and DDE. ...
Socioeconomic factors contributing to under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: a decomposition analysis
Health, Volume 19, Issue 1 (2019) Keywords: Decomposition inequality under-five mortality Abstract: Background In sub-Saharan Africa, socioeconomic factors such as place of residence, mother’s educational ...
Utilization of gabapentin by people in treatment for substance use disorders in Belgium (2011-2014): a cross-sectional study.
was determined. In addition, each subject was matched on age, sex and place of residence to four comparators from the general population who were not in specialized treatment. The prevalence of ...
Longitudinal pharmacoepidemiological and health services research for substance users in treatment: protocol of the Belgian TDI-IMA linkage.
of residence. Discussion: The TDI- IMA-database allows for an analysis of health seeking behavior and health care pathways of people before and after they entered specialized alcohol and drug treatment. The ...
Educational inequalities in premature mortality by region in the Belgian population in the 2000s
Residents with Belgian nationality at birth registered in the census 2001 aged 25–64 were included, and followed up for 10 years though a linkage with the cause-of-death database. The role of 3 socio-economic ...
Transitions between health care settings in the final three months of life in four EU countries
among patients residing at home (61-73%) than among patients residing in a care home (33-40%). Three months before death 5-7% of patients were in hospital, and this rose to 27-39% on the day of death. ...
Premature mortality in Belgium in 1993-2009: leading causes, regional disparities and 15 years change
people aged 1–74 residing in Belgium were included. The cause of death and population data for Belgium were provided by Statistics Belgium, while data for international comparisons were extracted from the ...
Biomonitoring survey of residents and rescue workers for acrylonitrile after the train disaster in Wetteren (Belgium)
Nieuwenhuyse; Herman Van Oyen Source: BEMS meeting, NA, Issue Belgian environmental mutagen society, NA (2013) Keywords: Belgium residents survey worker Workers Health Topics: Health and disease monitoring ...
Determinants and prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage among residents in Belgian nursing homes: comparison of two national prevalence surveys: 2005 versus 2011
Publication Type: Scientific poster, presentation or proceeding Authors: Jans, B; O. Denis; Schoevaerdts, D; Katrien Latour; Boudewijn Catry; Nonhoff, C; Deplano, A; Huang, T.D.; Behrin, P; Bogaerts, P; Glupczynski, Y Source: 23rd European Congress of Cli ...