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Childhood leukaemia and environmental factors. Advisory report nr. 8548
Publication Type: Sci. report, recommendat°, guidance doc., directive, monograph Authors: Hoge Gezondheidsraad; Luc Verschaeve Source: Superior Health Council (B) and, EuSAHN (EU), p.156 (2012) ISBN: ISBN: 978-94-9054-230-6; D/2012/7795/5 Keywords: Brusse ...
Health effects of extremely low-frequency magnetic fields: reconsidering the melatonin hypothesis in the light of current data on magnetoreception
Keywords: Childhood leukemia circadian biorhythms magnetosensory disruption nocturnal biorhythms power-frequency Abstract: The so-called ’Melatonin Hypothesis‘ proposed that decreased nocturnal production of ...
Feasibility study for establishing a registration system for studying the relationship between childhood cancer & environment
p.135 (2011) Accession Number: D/2011/2505/62 Keywords: childhood cancer environment feasibility study Health Topics: Health and environment Santé et environnement Gezondheid en milieu Service: ...
Pertussis serodiagnosis in Belgium from 1990 to 2009.
childhood vaccination campaigns, whooping cough is still present in Belgium. Our findings confirm the potential role of adults in the continued transmission of pertussis and strongly warrant booster or cocoon ...
Childhood leukemia near nuclear sites in Belgium: An ecological study at small geographical level.
Plants REGISTRIES Small-Area Analysis Abstract: BACKGROUND: A previous investigation of the occurrence of childhood acute leukemia around the Belgian nuclear sites has shown positive associations around ...
In utero exposure to parabens and early childhood BMI z-scores- Associations between placental ethyl paraben, longitudinal BMI trajectories and cord blood metabolic biomarkers.
utero paraben exposure on early childhood trajectories of BMI z-scores. METHODS: Placental concentrations of four parabens [methyl (MeP), ethyl (EtP), propyl (PrP), and butyl (BuP)] were measured by ...
Identifying immunity gaps for measles using Belgian serial serology data.
childhood vaccinations, including two doses of the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine (MMR). Here, we present a simple cohort model relying on a Bayesian approach to evaluate the evolution of measles ...
Determinants of persistent organic pollutant (POP) concentrations in human breast milk of a cross-sectional sample of primiparous mothers in Belgium
higher concentrations of DDT and DDE. Consumption of fatty fish and being breastfed during childhood were associated with higher concentrations of HCB and β- HCH. Fish oil supplements and home-produced eggs were ...
Using participatory techniques to identify barriers for physical activity in a deprived area in Flanders
techniques to identify barriers for physical activity in a deprived area in Flanders. Jessie Van Kerckhove, Maïté Verloigne, Leonor Guariguata and Stefanie Vandevijvere Background: Childhood obesity remains ...