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The Lettre de la Cohorte (only in French) is the yearly publication of the study. This publication is the main communication tool with participants in the Lc65+ study and their primary care physician. It presents selected summary results from the study, health-related advice, and information on the following research steps.
Articles in medical and scientific reviews are listed by year of publication. Other documentation includes reports, book chapters, etc.
- Older people’ experience of the partial lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study
Märki-Germann D, Seematter-Bagnoud L, Fustinoni S, Spaltenstein J, Büla C, Henchoz Y.
BMJ Open (in press). - Executive function and prospective falls : A 6-year longitudinal study in community-dwelling older adults
Smith C, Seematter-Bagnoud L, Santos-Eggimann B, Krief H, Bula C.
BMC Geriatrics (in press).
- Cohort Profile: The Lausanne cohort 65+ (Lc65+).
Henchoz Y, Blanco JM, Fustinoni S, Nanchen D, Bula C, Seematter-Bagnoud L, von Gunten A, Santos-Eggimann B.
Int J Epidemiol 2022;51(4):e156-e166. - Instrumented 5-Time Sit-To-Stand Test: Parameters Predicting Serious Falls beyond the Duration of the Test.
Atrsaei A, Paraschiv-Ionescu A, Krief H, Henchoz Y, Santos-Eggimann B, Bula C, Aminian K.
Gerontology 2022;68(5):587-600. - How blood pressure predicts frailty transitions in older adults in a population-based cohort study: a multi-state transition model.
Anker D, Carmeli C, Zwahlen M, Rodondi N, Santschi V, Henchoz Y, Wolfson C, Chiolero A.
Int J Epidemiol 2022;41(4):1167-77. - Development and validation of a knowledge-based score to predict Fried's frailty phenotype across multiple settings using one-year hospital discharge data: The electronic frailty score.
Le Pogam MA, Seematter-Bagnoud L, Niemi T, Assouline D, Gross N, Trachsel B, Rousson V, Peytremann-Bridevaux I, Burnand B, Santos-Eggimann B.
EClinicalMedicine 2022;44:101260. - Volunteering transitions and change in quality of life among older adults: A mixed methods research.
Cattagni Kleiner A, Henchoz Y, Fustinoni S, Seematter-Bagnoud L.
Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2022;98:104556. - Trajectories of phenotypical frailty over a decade in young-old community-dwelling adults: results from the Lc65+ study.
Fustinoni S, Santos-Eggimann B, Henchoz Y.
J Epidemiol Community Health 2022;76(3):216-22. - Regards sur l’état de santé des seniors.
Henchoz Y, Seematter-Bagnoud L.
Reiso 2022;1-4. - Government recommendations during the COVID-19 epidemic in Switzerland: clarity, compliance and impact on the daily life of seniors in a population-based cohort.
Poroes C, Henchoz Y, Seematter-Bagnoud L.
Swiss Med Wkly 2022;152:w30161. - Slowness as a Predictor of Functional Decline in Older Adults: Comparison of Moberg Picking-Up Test and Walking Speed.
Abolhassani N, Fustinoni S, Henchoz Y.
J Am Med Dir Assoc 2022;23(10):1705-11 e5. - Identifying common patterns of health services use: a longitudinal study of older Swiss adults' care trajectories.
Roth L, Seematter-Bagnoud L, Le Pogam MA, Dupraz J, Blanco JM, Henchoz Y, Peytremann-Bridevaux I.
BMC Health Serv Res 2022;22(1):1586.
- Does the frailty phenotype at the age of 66 to 71 predict death ? A 14-year survival analysis of the Lc65+ study.
Fustinoni S, Santos-Eggimann B, Henchoz Y.
Swiss Med Wkly 2021;151(35-36). - Potentially inappropriate prescriptions: Associations with the health insurance contract and the quality of the patient-physician relationship ?
Chauvin P, Fustinoni S, Seematter-Bagnoud L, Herr M, Santos-Eggimann B.
Health Policy 2021;125(9):1146-57. - Older People's Health-Related Behaviors: Evidence from Three Cohorts of the Lc65+ Study.
Seematter-Bagnoud L, Santos-Eggimann B, Nanchen D, et al.
Behav Med. 2020:1-5. doi: 10.1080/08964289.2019.1684234. - Slowness predicts mortality: a comparative analysis of walking speed and Moberg picking-up tests.
Meyer ML, Fustinoni S, Henchoz Y, Hottinger A, Santos-Eggimann B.
J Am Med Dir Assoc 2021;22(8):1652-7 e2. - Is Fear of Falling Associated With Incident Disability? A Prospective Analysis in Young-Old Community-Dwelling Adults.
Belloni G, Bula C, Santos-Eggimann B, Henchoz Y, Fustinoni S, Seematter-Bagnoud L.
J Am Med Dir Assoc 2021;22(2):464-467 e464. - Blood pressure control and complex health conditions in older adults: impact of recent hypertension management guidelines.
Anker D, Santos-Eggimann B, Zwahlen M, Santschi V, Rodondi N, Wolfson C, Chiolero A.
J Hum Hypertens 2021;35(3):280-289. - Fear of falling and all-cause mortality among young-old community-dwelling adults: a 6-year prospective study.
Belloni G, Bula C, Santos-Eggimann B, Henchoz Y, Fustinoni S, Seematter-Bagnoud L.
Eur J Ageing 2021;19(2):293-300.
- Sleep characteristics and self-rated health in older persons.
Simoes Maria M, Bula C, Santos-Eggimann B, Krief H, Heinzer R, Seematter-Bagnoud L.
Eur Geriatr Med 2020;11(1):131-138. doi: 10.1007/s41999-019-00262-5 - Trends in physical and cognitive performance among community-dwelling older adults in Switzerland.
Henchoz Y, Büla C, von Gunten A, Blanco JM, Seematter-Bagnoud L, Demonet JF, Waeber G, Nanchen D, Santos-Eggimann B.
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2020;75(12):2347-2353. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glaa008. - Formal home care use by older adults: trajectories and determinants in the Lc65+ cohort.
Dupraz J, Henchoz Y, Santos-Eggimann B.
BMC Health Serv Res. 2020;20(1):22-22. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4867-6. - Impact of urine and mixed incontinence on long-term care preference: a vignette-survey study of community-dwelling older adults.
Carvalho N, Fustinoni S, Abolhassani N, Blanco JM, Meylan L, Santos-Eggimann B.
BMC Geriatr. 2020;20(1):69. doi: 10.1186/s12877-020-1439-x. - Factors associated with going outdoors frequently: a cross-sectional study among Swiss community-dwelling older adults.
Spaltenstein J, Bula C, Santos-Eggimann B, Krief H, Seematter-Bagnoud L.
BMJ Open 2020;10(8):e034248. - Measuring Slowness in Old Age: Times to Perform Moberg Picking-Up and Walking Speed Tests.
Santos-Eggimann B, Ballan K, Fustinoni S, Bula C.
J Am Med Dir Assoc 2020;21(11):1729-1734 e1722. - Validity of the older people quality of life-7 domains (OQoL-7) scale.
Henchoz Y, Büla C, Guessous I, Goy R, Dupuis M, Santos-Eggimann B.
Health Qual Life Outcomes 2020;18(1):340. - A Single Question as a Screening Tool to Assess Fear of Falling in Young-Old Community-Dwelling Persons.
Belloni G, Bula C, Santos-Eggimann B, Henchoz Y, Seematter-Bagnoud L.
J Am Med Dir Assoc 2020;21(9):1295-1301 e1292.
- Do older adults know the purpose of their medications? A survey among community-dwelling people.
Hoisnard L, Santos-Eggimann B, Chauvin P, Hiance-Delahaye A, Herr M.
Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2019;75(2):255-263. doi: 10.1007/s00228-018-2575-5. - Do baby boomers feel healthier than earlier cohorts after retirement age? The Lausanne cohort Lc65+ study.
Henchoz Y, von Gunten A, Büla C, et al.
BMJ Open. 2019;9(2):e025175-e025175. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025175. - Childhood adversity: A gateway to multimorbidity in older age ?
Henchoz Y, Seematter-Bagnoud L, Nanchen D, et al.
Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2019;80:31-37. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2018.10.003. - Change in quality of life among community-dwelling older adults: population-based longitudinal study.
Henchoz Y, Abolhassani N, Büla C, Guessous I, Goy R, Santos-Eggimann B.
Qual Life Res. 2019;28(5):1305-1314. doi: 10.1007/s11136-019-02108-w. - Advance care planning dispositions: the relationship between knowledge and perception.
Cattagni Kleiner A, Santos-Eggimann B, Fustinoni S, et al.
BMC Geriatr. 2019;19(1):118-118. doi: 10.1186/s12877-019-1113-3. - Gender differences regarding opinions on long-term care arrangements: A study of community-dwelling older adults.
Carvalho N, Meylan L, Blanco JM, Fustinoni S, Abolhassani N, Santos-Eggimann B.
Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2019;83:195-203. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2019.03.018. - Blood pressure in relation to frailty in older adults: A population-based study.
Anker D, Santos-Eggimann B, Zwahlen M, et al.
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2019;21(12):1895-1904. doi: 10.1111/jch.13722. - Readiness to accept health information and communication technologies: A population-based survey of community-dwelling older adults.
Abolhassani N, Santos-Eggimann B, Chiolero A, Santschi V, Henchoz Y.
Int J Med Inform. 2019;130:103950-103950. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2019.08.010. - Quality of life profile in three cohorts of community-dwelling Swiss older people.
Abolhassani N, Santos-Eggimann B, Büla C, Goy R, Guessous I, Henchoz Y.
BMC Geriatr. 2019;19(1):96-96. doi: 10.1186/s12877-019-1112-4. - Temporal changes in importance of quality of life domains: a longitudinal study in community-dwelling Swiss older people.
Abolhassani N, Santos-Eggimann B, Bula C, Goy R, Guessous I, Henchoz Y.
Qual Life Res 2019;28(2):421-428. doi: 10.1007/s11136-018-1983-4.
- Screening and treatment of hypertension in older adults: less is more ?
Anker D, Santos-Eggimann B, Santschi V, et al.
Public Health Rev. 2018;39:26-26. doi: 10.1186/s40985-018-0101-z.
- Relationship between oral health and Fried's frailty criteria in community-dwelling older persons.
Kamden B, Seematter-Bagnoud L, Botrugno F, Santos-Eggimann B.
BMC Geriatr 2017;17:174. doi: 10.1186/s12877-017-0568-3. - Older citizens' opinions on long-term care options: a vignette survey
Santos-Eggimann B, Meylan L.
J Am Med Dir Assoc 2017; 18(4):326-334. - Determinants of quality of life in community-dwelling older adults: comparing three cut-offs on the excellent-to-poor spectrum.
Henchoz Y, Botrugno F, Cornaz S, Büla C, Charef S, Santos-Eggimann B, Research Group on the quality of life of older people in cantons of Vaud and Geneva.
Qual Life Res 2017;26:283-289. - Association between physical frailty and quality of life in a representative sample of community-dwelling Swiss older people.
Henchoz Y, Büla C, Guessous I, Santos-Eggimann B.
J Nutr Health Aging 2017;21(5):585-592. - Chronic symptoms in a representative sample of community-dwelling older people: a cross-sectional study in Switzerland.
Henchoz Y, Büla C, Guessous I, Rodondi N, Goy R, Demont M, Santos-Eggimann B.
BMJ Open 2017. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014485. - Association between adiposity and disability in the Lc65+ cohort.
Danon-Hersch N, Fustinoni S, Bovet P, Spagnoli J, Santos-Eggimann B.
J Nutr Health Aging 2017;21(7):799-810.
- Screening for frailty: older populations and older individuals.
Santos-Eggimann B, Sirven N.
Public Health Reviews 2016;37:7.doi:10.1186/s40985-016-0021-8. - The Association between Different Levels of Alcohol Use and Gait under Single and Dual Task in Community-Dwelling Older Persons Aged 65 to 70 Years.
Seematter-Bagnoud L, Büla C, Santos-Eggimann B.
Curr Gerontol Geriatr Res. 2016;2016:2018507. doi: 10.1155/2016/2018507. Epub 2016 Jul 19. - Intervals between response choices on a single-item measure of quality of life.
Henchoz Y, Meylan L, Santos-Eggimann B, Research Group on the quality of life of older people in cantons of Vaud and Geneva.
Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2016 Mar 11;14:41. doi: 10.1186/s12955-016-0443-5.
- Domains of importance to the quality of life of older people from two Swiss regions.
Henchoz Y , Meylan L, Goy R, Guessous I, Büla C, Demont M, Rodondi N, Santos-Eggimann B.
Age Ageing. 2015 Nov;44(6):979-85. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afv130. Epub 2015 Sep 23. - Handwriting and pre-frailty in the Lausanne cohort 65+ (Lc65+) study.
Camicioli R, Mizrahi S, Spagnoli J, Büla C, Demonet JF, Vingerhoets F, von Gunten A, Santos-Eggimann B.
Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2015 Jul-Aug;61(1):8-13. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2015.01.006. Epub 2015 Jan 13. - Older persons' perceptions of general practitioner or specialist primary care physicians: same point of view ?
Sauter M, Santos-Eggimann B, Spagnoli J.
Swiss Med Wkly. 2015 Jan 14;145:w14085. doi: 10.4414/smw.2015.14085. eCollection 2015.
- Alcohol Use and Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Persons Aged 65 to 70 Years.
Seematter-Bagnoud L, Spagnoli J, Büla C, Santos-Eggimann B.
J Frailty Aging. 2014;3(1):9-14. doi: 10.14283/jfa.2014.2 - Gait and Foot Clearance Parameters Obtained Using Shoe-Worn Inertial Sensors in a Large-Population Sample of Older Adults.
Dadashi F, Mariani B, Rochat S, Büla CJ, Santos-Eggimann B, Aminian K.
Sensors 2014; 14:443-457. - Etudier la fragilité: une priorité de santé publique.
Santos-Eggimann B.
Reiso 2014;1-3.
- Physical activity in daily life is associated with lower adiposity values than doing weekly sports in Lc65+ cohort at baseline.
Danon-Hersch N, Santos-Eggimann B.
BMC Public Health. 2013 Dec 13;13:1175. - Evaluer la fragilité en pratique clinique: est-ce recommandable? / Soll man in der klinischen Praxis Frailty evaluieren ?
Santos-Eggimann B, David S.
Forum Med Suisse 2013;13(12):248-252.
- Prefrailty and chronic morbidity in the youngest old: an insight from the Lausanne cohort Lc65+.
Danon-Hersch N, Rodondi N, Spagnoli J, Santos-Eggimann B.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012 Sep;60(9):1687-94.
- Childhood socioeconomic position and objectively measured physical capability levels in adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Birnie K, Cooper R, Martin RM, Kuh D, Sayer AA, Alvarado BE, Bayer A, Christensen K, Cho SI, Cooper C, Corley J, Craig L, Deary IJ, Demakakos P, Ebrahim S, Gallacher J, Gow AJ, Gunnell D, Haas S, Hemmingsson T, Inskip H, Jang SN, Noronha K, Osler M, Palloni A, Rasmussen F, Santos-Eggimann B, Spagnoli J, Starr J, Steptoe A, Syddall H, Tynelius P, Weir D, Whalley LJ, Zunzunegui MV, Ben-Shlomo Y, Hardy R; HALCyon study team
PLoS One. 2011 Jan 26;6(1):e15564. - Self-perception of aging and vulnerability to adverse outcomes at the age of 65-70 years.
Moser C, Spagnoli J, Santos-Eggimann B.
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2011 Nov;66(6):675-80.
- Adverse life events among community-dwelling persons aged 65-70 years: gender differences in occurrence and perceived psychological consequences.
Seematter-Bagnoud L, Karmaniola A, Santos-Eggimann B.
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2010 Jan;45(1):9-16. Epub 2009 Mar 21. - Vulnerability in high-functioning persons aged 65 to 70 years: the importance of the fear factor.
Seematter-Bagnoud L, Santos-Eggimann B, Rochat S, Martin E, Karmaniola A, Aminian K, Piot-Ziegler C, Büla CJ.
Aging Clin Exp Res. 2010 Jun;22(3):212-8. Epub 2009 Nov 27. - What is the relationship between fear of falling and gait in well-functioning older persons aged 65 to 70 years ?
Rochat S, Büla CJ, Martin E, Seematter-Bagnoud L, Karmaniola A, Aminian K, Piot-Ziegler C, Santos-Eggimann B.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2010 Jun;91(6):879-84.
- Life-course socioeconomic environment and health risk behaviours. A multilevel small-area analysis of young-old persons in an urban neighbourhood in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Cornaz S, Taffé P, Santos-Eggimann B.
Health Place. 2009 Mar;15(1):273-83. Epub 2008 Jun 5.
- The Lausanne cohort Lc65+: a population-based prospective study of the manifestations, determinants and outcomes of frailty.
Santos-Eggimann B, Karmaniola A, Seematter-Bagnoud L, Spagnoli J, Büla C, Cornuz J, Rodondi N, Vollenweider P, Waeber G, Pécoud A.
BMC Geriatr. 2008 Aug 18;8:20.
- Sources and level of information about health issues and preventive services among young-old persons in Switzerland.
Seematter-Bagnoud L, Santos-Eggimann B.
Int J Public Health. 2007;52(5):313-6. - La santé des personnes de 65 à 70 ans: un profil instantané. [Population health profile at the age of 65-70].
Santos-Eggimann B.
Rev Med Suisse 2007;3:2546-2551.
- Les approches scientifiques de la fragilité - l'approche en santé publique: La cohorte Lc65+ à Lausanne (Suisse) (p. 21-28).
Santos-Eggimann B.
In: Sirven N, Bourgueil Y, La prévention de la perte d'autonomie: la fragilité en questions. Apports, limites et perspectives: actes du séminaire. Paris: IRDES, 2016.
- Fragilité et santé publique (Chapitre 8, p. 151-164)
Santos-Eggimann B.
In: Béland F, Michel H éd. La fragilité des personnes âgées. Rennes: Presses de l'EHESP, 2013.
- Vieillissement et fragilité – comprendre pour prévenir (p. 81-85).
Santos-Eggimann B.
In: Au fil du temps: le jeu de l’âge. Gollion: Fondation Claude Verdan, 2008.
- Recours aux prestations de soins des personnes de 65 ans et plus (Lc65+, n°4).
Antille E, Blanco JM, Monod S, Henchoz Y.
Lausanne, Centre universitaire de médecine générale et santé publique (Unisanté), Raisons de santé : Les Essentiels 44, 2022.
- Evolution du statut fonctionnel dès 65 ans (Lc65+, n°1)
Santos-Eggimann B, Blanco JM, Antille E, Henchoz Y.
Lausanne, Centre universitaire de médecine générale et santé publique (Unisanté), Raisons de santé : Les Essentiels 13, 2020. - Soins de longue durée: les options les plus appropriées, du point de vue des citoyens âgés (Lc65+, n°2).
Santos-Eggimann B, Abolhassani N, Carvalho N, Fustinoni S.
Lausanne, Centre universitaire de médecine générale et santé publique (Unisanté), Raisons de santé : Les Essentiels 15a, 2020. - Langzeitpflege: die besten Lösungen aus Sicht älterer Menschen (Lc65+, Nr. 2).
Santos-Eggimann B, Abolhassani N, Carvalho N, Fustinoni S.
Lausanne, Centre universitaire de médecine générale et santé publique (Unisanté), Raisons de santé : Les Essentiels 15b, 2020. - Cure di lunga durata: quali sono le opzioni più appropriate dal punto di vista degli anziani? (Lc65+, n.2).
Santos-Eggimann B, Abolhassani N, Carvalho N, Fustinoni S.
Lausanne, Centre universitaire de médecine générale et santé publique (Unisanté), Raisons de santé : Les Essentiels 15c, 2020. - COVID-19 et services de santé : modification du recours aux soins des personnes âgées pendant le confinement (Lc65+, n°3).
Henchoz Y, Fustinoni S, Santos-Eggimann B.
Lausanne, Centre universitaire de médecine générale et santé publique (Unisanté), Raisons de santé : Les Essentiels 17, 2020. - Engagement social des seniors et qualité de vie : des pistes pour un vieillissement réussi.
Cattagni Kleiner A, Henchoz Y, Fustinoni S, Seematter-Bagnoud L.
Lausanne, Centre universitaire de médecine générale et santé publique (Unisanté), Raisons de santé : Les Essentiels 16, 2020. - Engagement social des seniors et qualité de vie : des pistes pour un vieillissement réussi.
Cattagni Kleiner A, Henchoz Y, Fustinoni S, Seematter-Bagnoud L.
Lausanne, Centre universitaire de médecine générale et santé publique (Unisanté), Raisons de santé 315, 2020.
- Directives anticipées, représentant thérapeutique et mandat pour cause d'inaptitude: connaissance, utilisation et perception chez les personnes âgées.
Cattagni-Kleiner A, Santos-Eggimann B, Seematter-Bagnoud L.
Lausanne, Institut universitaire de médecine sociale et préventive (Raisons de santé 263), 2016.
- Médicaments chez les seniors vaudois à domicile: nombre et composition.
Renard D, Fustinoni S, Seematter-Bagnoud L, Santos-Eggimann B.
Lausanne, Institut universitaire de médecine sociale et préventive (Raisons de santé 241), 2015.
- Indicateurs de soins, attentes et préférences des personnes âgées non-institutionnalisées dans le canton de Vaud.
Santos-Eggimann B.
Lausanne, Institut universitaire de médecine sociale et préventive (Raisons de santé 235), 2014. - La santé des aînés: portrait de la santé et de ses déterminants sociaux en ville de Lausanne.
Junod A, Fustinoni S, Santos-Eggimann B.
Lausanne: Institut universitaire de médecine sociale et préventive (Raisons de santé 226), 2014. - Accès à l'information médico-sociale dans le canton de Vaud : degré et sources d'information des personnes âgées.
Cattagni Kleiner A, Seematter-Bagnoud L, Fustinoni S, Santos-Eggimann B.
Institut universitaire de médecine sociale et préventive, Raisons de santé 221, 2014.
- Maladies cardio-vasculaires et indicateurs de fragilité lors du recrutement de la 1ère vague de la cohorte Lc65+. Rapport au Service de la Santé Publique du Canton de Vaud.
Santos-Eggimann B.
Lausanne: Institut Universitaire de Médecine sociale et préventive, 2005.
- Formal home care use by older adults: trajectories and determinants in the Lc65+ cohort.
Thèse de Doctorat en médecine (MD), FBM UNIL
Dupraz J.
- Nutrition and health in a cohort representative of the general community-dwelling population of lausanne aged 65 and over.
Thèse de Doctorat en sciences de la vie (PhD), FBM UNIL
Danon-Hersch N. - Alcohol use in community-dwelling older persons aged 65 to 70 years : cross-sectional and longitudinal association with frailty, gait performance and health care use.
Thèse de Doctorat en sciences de la vie (PhD), FBM UNIL.
Seematter-Bagnoud L.
- Older person's perceptions of general practitioner or specialist primary care physicians: same point of view ?
Thèse de Doctorat en médecine (MD), FBM UNIL.
Sauter M.
- Kamel BALLAN, 2019. Measuring slowness in old age : a comparison of the Moberg picking up test and the walking speed in the Lc65+ study. Mémoire de maîtrise en médecine N°7018.
- Émilie GALLAY, 2018. Médication des patients consultant un Centre de la Mémoire Universitaire. Mémoire de maîtrise en médecine N°4522.
- Mariana SIMOES MARIA, 2018. Sleep characteristics and self-rated health in older persons. Mémoire de maîtrise en médecine N°5471.
- Relationship between oral health and Fried's frailty criteria in community-dwelling older persons.
Travail de maîtrise en médecine, FBM UNIL.
Kamden B.
- Etude de la Cohorte Lc65+ sur la sexualité en lien avec la morbidité des personnes âgées.
Travail de maîtrise en médecine, FBM UNIL.
De Souza B.
