Publicaties

Intravenous drug use is a major route of hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission. In Belgium, more than 70% of the intravenous drug users (IVDUs) are HCV seropositive. In the past, medical treatment of HCV-positive IVDUs has been controversial. Howev...

Background: Based on the targets of the 1985 WHO conference "Health for all", the Family Health Program is being implemented in Ceara State, in the poor northeast of Brazil. Since 1994, increasing numbers of Family Health Teams are developing acti...

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to provide a description of the impact of setting on the diagnostic case mix that is identified in consecutive patients presenting with chest pain. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out of pat...

Although most epidemiological studies concerning urothelial cancer support a possible protective effect of vegetable and fruit consumption, previous studies have been inconsistent with regard to which vegetables and fruits may be responsible for a...

BACKGROUND: There is still only limited understanding of whether and why interventions to facilitate the implementation of guidelines for improving primary care are successful. It is therefore important to look inside the 'black box' of the interv...

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to explore the context and experiences of collaboration between the GP and the district nurse (DN) in diagnosing dementia, in order to identify possible procedures to improve care. METHODS: Two group inte...

In the Netherlands Cohort Study among 120 852 subjects aged 55-69 years at baseline (1986), the association between vitamins and carotenoids intake, vitamin supplement use, and bladder cancer incidence was examined. Exposure status was measured wi...

OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to estimate risk of bladder cancer associated with occupational exposures to paint components, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), diesel exhausts, and aromatic amines among the general population in The N...

This article describes methodological decisions that have to be made when studying multiple pathology and presents appropriate analytical techniques. The main question of this article is: how can comorbidity and multimorbidity be operationalized w...

OBJECTIVE: To examine GPs' self-reported basic diagnostic evaluation of dementia according to the recommendations in multidisciplinary consensus guidelines and to analyse explanatory factors for GP performance. DESIGN: Postal questionnaire study, ...

BACKGROUND: Previous research has indicated that GPs encounter barriers in the care of patients who have experienced a traumatic event. OBJECTIVES: The aims of the present study were to map barriers GPs encounter in the care of patients who experi...

BACKGROUND: Early identification of alcohol abuse or dependence is important in general practice because many diseases are influenced by alcohol. General practitioners, however, fail to recognise most patients with alcohol problems. AIM: To assess...

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to get a profile of patients who are vulnerable to get multiple chronic, recurrent or high-impact diseases in a limited time period. We studied the incidence rates of morbidity and multimorbidity, and the influ...

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...

This paper describes a study on the relation between the health locus of control (HLOC) and a number of patient characteristics, with special interest for the presence of multimorbidity. Subjects (N= 3745) completed a postal questionnaire with ite...

Although several epidemiologic studies have been conducted on alcohol consumption and bladder cancer risk, the risk according to quantity and type of alcohol consumed is not clear. The authors investigated these associations in a large prospective...

BACKGROUND: The objective of this descriptive study is to investigate the incidence of type 2 diabetes in sentinel general practices in three regions in Belgium and to describe the patient characteristics and the start of the medical management af...