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Estimating risk factor attributable burden – challenges and potential solutions when using the comparative risk assessment methodology
methodology is commonly used to estimate the share of the burden attributable to risk factors. The aim of this paper is to identify and address some selected important challenges associated with CRA, ...
Lyme borreliosis in Belgium: a cost-of-illness analysis
borreliosis (LB) is the most common tick-borne disease in Europe and North America, yet its economic burden remains largely unknown. This study aimed to estimate the economic cost associated with the different ...
VALCOR: a protocol for the validation of SARS-corona virus-2 assays
emergency use without thorough validation. To limit false negative and false positive results, it is key to define common criteria that SARS-CoV-2 assays need to fulfil. VALCOR or “ VAL idation of SARS- COR ...
The stigma of people with mental health problems and the role of health care professionals: An international scoping review
stigmatization of mental health problems and its consequences. Various interventions to prevent and limit this stigmatization have also been identified, with the common element of involving users in a peersupport ...
Residential Exposure to Urban Trees and Medication Sales for Mood Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease in Brussels, Belgium: An Ecological Study
Objectives: We aimed to quantify all trees and relevant 3D structural traits in Brussels (Belgium) and to investigate associations between the number of trees, tree traits, and sales of medication commonly ...
MRSA surveillance programmes worldwide: moving towards a harmonised international approach
Informing clinicians and national policy-makers were the most common purposes of surveillance. Surveillance of bloodstream infections (BSI s) was present in all programmes. Other invasive infections were ...
Tick-borne diseases in Belgium: The incidence and economic burden of Lyme borreliosis and the occurrence of other tick-borne infections
Post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome Tick-borne pathogens Abstract: Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most prevalent tick-borne disease in Europe. The most common clinical manifestation is an erythema migrans, a red ...
Brussels region finances VUB research into alternatives to animal experiments
animals at all. Instead, the tests would be carried out on cultures of human cells. The ultimate aim of that research is to find a treatment for fibrosis of the liver – the most common form of ...
Maturation of Esophageal Motility and Esophagogastric Junction in Preterm Infants
motility Esophagogastric junction Lower esophageal sphincter Maturation Preterm infant Abstract: Background: Preterm infants commonly present with oral feeding problems. The role of maturation of esophageal ...
Identifying common enablers and barriers in European health information systems.
Europe Health Information Systems Humans Qualitative Research Abstract: European countries possess unique health information systems (HIS s) and face similar health system challenges. Investigating common ...