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Wide variation in severe neonatal morbidity among very preterm infants in Europ...
Bonamy, AK; Zeitlin, J; Piedvache, A; Maier, RF; van Heijst, A; Varendi H; Manktelow BN; Fenton A; Mazela J; Cuttini M; Norman M; Petrou S; Reempts PVObjective To investigate the variation in severe neonatal morbidity among very preterm (VPT) infants across European regions and whether morbidity rates are higher in regions with low compared with high mortality rates. Design Area-based cohort study of all births before 32 weeks of gestational age. Setting 16 regions in 11 European countries in 2011/2012. Patients Survivors to discharge from neonatal care (n=6...
Quantitative modelling of hip fracture trends in 14 European countries: testing...
Lucas, R; Martins, A; Severo M; Silva, P; Monjardino, T; Rita Gaio; Cooper, C; Barros HQualitative similarities between hip fracture trends in different countries suggests variations of the same epidemic. We tested a single statistical shape to describe time trends in Europe, while allowing for country-level variability. Using data from 14 countries, we modelled incidence rates over time using linear mixed-effects models, including the fixed effects of calendar year and age. Random effects were t...
Routine HIV Screening in Portugal: Clinical Impact and Cost-Effectiveness
Yazdanpanah Y; Perelman J; Dilorenzo MA; Alves J; Barros H; Mateus C; Pereira, J; Mansinho, K; Ronine, M; Park, JE; Ross, EL; Losina, E; Walensky, RPObjective: To compare the clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness of routine HIV screening in Portugal to the current practice of targeted and on-demand screening. Design: We used Portuguese national clinical and economic data to conduct a model-based assessment. Methods: We compared current HIV detection practices to strategies of increasingly frequent routine HIV screening in Portuguese adults aged 18-69. We...
Determinants of eating disorders symptomatology in Portuguese adolescents
Costa C; Ramos E; Severo M; Barros H; Lopes CObjective: To evaluate the association of psychological, biological, social, and familial characteristics and eating disorders symptomatology in 13-year-old Portuguese adolescents. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Schools in Porto, Portugal. Participants: Adolescents born in 1990 and attending schools in Porto, Portugal (n = 2036) completed a questionnaire at school containing the Eating Disorders Invent...