Publicaties

BACKGROUND: Respiratory failure due to lung immaturity is a major cause of mortality in preterm infants. Although intermittent positive pressure ventilation (IPPV) saves lives, lung distortion during its use is associated with lung injury and chro...

OBJECTIVE: To assess t he effectiveness of a nation-widemultifaceted intervention programme involving general practitioners (GPs) on influenza immunisation practice. DESIGN: Pragmatic before-after trial using pre- and post-measurement questionnair...

The aim of this study was to estimate the number of final institutionalisations and to find out about the pre-existing diseases and housing conditions, the urgency and the procedure for institutionalisations. During 1994 143 Belgian Sentinel Gener...

Objectives: Comorbidity is an issue of increasing interest. In addition, chronic gastrointestinal disorders show high prevalences in general practice. Comorbidity of chronic gastrointestinal disorders was assessed by means of a descriptive, cross-...

The Netherlands is among the European countries with low incidence and almost lowest mortality from cancer of the uterine cervix. Screening started around 1970, being a combination of local and regional invitational programmes and opportunistic sc...

BACKGROUND: The CAGE questionnaire is a frequently studied and used instrument for screening of alcohol problems. It was developed and tested as a written questionnaire, but, clinically, it is often used as an oral interview. No comparisons have b...

BACKGROUND: Although narrative reviews have concluded that there is strong support for an association between cigarette smoking and urinary tract cancer, the association has never been quantified systematically in reviews. The purpose of this syst...

This study examines differences between subjects with zero, one or two or more new diseases in a period of three years, with regard to demographic characteristics, socioeconomic status, life style, medical family history and current diseases in th...

BACKGROUND: The new diabetes protocol, formulated in Belgium as a consensus between the National Institution of Health Insurance and diabetologists, implicitly assumes the care of type 1 diabetic patients to be more efficient at the specialist lev...

BACKGROUND: This study attempted to (1) determine the prevalence of alcohol problems in college freshmen, (2) assess the performance of both the CAGE and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) questionnaires in this population, and ...

BACKGROUND: Respiratory failure due to lung immaturity is a major cause of mortality in preterm infants. Although intermittent positive pressure ventilation (IPPV) saves lives, lung distortion during its use is associated with lung injury and chro...

Aim: Comorbidity is of increasing interest because of the rising prevalence of chronic disease in the next years due to the aging of the population and the development of medical possibilities. Cardiovascular disorders are particularly important b...