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221. [BIPS Project] Epidemiological study to investigate the utilization of the new anticoagulant rivaroxaban after market launch in Germany

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=421&cHash=ba6647a2ce1f2b7f62eaa0c6be5acc73
Date: 01-12-10

Rivaroxaban (Xarelto®) is a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) approved by the European Medicine Agency (EMA) in 2008 for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing elec-tive hip…

222. [BIPS Project] Promoting healthy eating in the setting of municipal daycare centers - KiTa Bremen

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=15&cHash=49229f925e3204e09232943cb2a3465b
Date: 01-01-11

This practice-oriented project has two objectives: 1. to ensure that 89 daycare centers, where up to 9,000 children aged 0 - 14 are cared for every day, provide nutrition that meets the needs of…

223. [BIPS Project] Quality of care in adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease transitioning from pediatric to adult care

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=424&cHash=285addbcefaa0e03dd33b48fddc2440d
Date: 01-01-11

Children and adolescents with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) face significant challenges in their physical and psychosocial development. Highly specialized integrative care is recommended. In…

224. [BIPS Project] Gender-sensitive research in epidemiology, neurosciences, genetics/tumour research: Epi goes gender and network coordination

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=332&cHash=d280b047329980ae8bd2259348ce0f19
Date: 01-01-11

Epidemiology is considered to be a basic discipline of public health and health care research. Extensive sex and gender specific expertise as well as a commitment of the scientific community to sex…

225. [BIPS Project] Promotion of healthy nutrition in day care facilities of the protestant church in Bremen

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=467&cHash=ea8784fa7a4678f480123c057e8ed8ea
Date: 01-01-12

The aim of the training measures and specialist advice provided by BIPS is to ensure that children's nutritional needs are met in daycare facilities and to support the development of balanced eating…

226. [BIPS Project] Care-related factors associated with antepartal diagnosis of intrauterine growth restrictions (BIUS) - A case-control study

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=445&cHash=39c813c4703bd012a9231bdd9db7880f
Date: 01-03-12

Antenatal care is of core importance for maternal and child health and is therefore a central aspect of mother and child health care. One of the main goals of effective screening in antenatal care is…

227. [BIPS Project] Determinants of eating behaviour in European children, adolescents and their parents

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=360&cHash=e6a7f0a8bb34b5fb6538c614f2f73703
Date: 01-03-12

You are what you eat and the way that you eat it! The EC-funded project I.Family aimed to do just that, helping to identify the reasons why young people in Europe eat the way they do and how this…

228. [BIPS Project] Two-phase methodology for the combined analysis of secondary data sources

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=466&cHash=a95d64bf728dce406857c82139a34453
Date: 11-05-12

Administrative data of statutory health insurances are a valuable data source for pharmacoepidemiological studies and health services research. The validity of studies based on these data might be…

229. [BIPS Project] Pharmacoepidemiological safety study of neuroleptics and antidepressants in the area of geriatric psychiatrics

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=476&cHash=2613c1f6f9a8f2ef0c8cc0c397ee5124
Date: 01-11-12

More than half of Germans aged 65 and older are treated with antipsychotics or antidepressants despite of concerns that the use of these drugs in this population is associated with an increase in…

230. [BIPS Project] Drug safety in children and adolescents (a) off-label use and safety of neuroleptic and antidepressive medication, (b) safety of psycho-stimulant therapy

URL: /en/research/projects/detail-view.html?projID=475&cHash=136233cc6b32a1b221c0abfee0baa5e3
Date: 01-11-12

In paediatric populations, drugs are frequently prescribed off-label (not in accordance with the approved age range or indications). This is also true for psychotropic drugs. Studies found that up to…