Publications
How do GP practices and patient characteristics influence the prescription of antidepressants? Vrije Universiteit Brussel University of Antwerp
BACKGROUND: Under-prescription of antidepressants (ADs) among people meeting the criteria for major depressive episodes and excessive prescription in less symptomatic patients have been reported. The reasons influencing general practitioners' (GPs) prescription of ADs remain little explored. This study aimed at assessing the influence of GP and patient characteristics on AD prescription.
METHODS: This cross-sectional study was based ...
Systematic review of cross-national drug utilization studies in Latin America : methods and comparability Ghent University
Methodology for computing the burden of disease of adverse events following immunization Institute of Tropical Medicine
Purpose: Composite disease burden measures such as disability-adjusted life-years (DALY) have been widely used to quantify the population-level health impact of disease or injury, but application has been limited for the estimation of the burden of adverse events following immunization. Our objective was to assess the feasibility of adapting the DALY approach for estimating adverse event burden.
Methods: We developed a practical ...
Use of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors and fracture risk compared to use of other anti-hyperglycemic drugs Hasselt University
Hierarchical linear and logistic modeling of outcomes of antihypertensive treatment in elderly patients: Findings from the PREVIEW study Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Effectiveness of Valsartan for Treatment of Hypertension: Patient Profiling and Hierarchical Modeling of Determinants and Outcomes (the PREVIEW Study) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
OBJECTIVE: To examine the effectiveness of 90 days of second-line valsartan treatment and identify patient- and physician-level determinants that impact BP outcomes.
METHODS: A prospective, ...
Impact of different assumptions on estimates of childhood diseases obtained from health care data : a retrospective cohort study Ghent University
Risk of malignancies in patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated with thiopurines or anti-TNF alpha antibodies Ghent University KU Leuven
Patient- and physician-level determinants of blood pressure response to treatment in normal weight and overweight patients (the PREVIEW study) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Methods and results: We conducted a subgroup analysis of 3006 patients with ...