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Preparedness & response for emergency situations: joined forces of H2020 projects in the PREPARE cluster
climate change, terrorism, international trade disputes and global health threats. These emergency situations require large-scale planning for preparedness and response in order for countries to be able to ...
Perceived utility and feasibility of pathogen genomics for public health practice: a survey among public health professionals working in the field of infectious diseases, Belgium, 2019
towards pathogen genomics for public health practice and main concerns, genomic literacy, current and planned NGS activities, place of NGS in diagnostic microbiology pathways, data sharing obstacles, ...
Evolution of educational inequalities in life and health expectancies at 25 years in Belgium between 2001 and 2011: a census-based study
women, leading to large increases of inequalities in both genders. A general plan to tackle health inequality should be set up, with particular efforts to improve the health of the low educated women. ...
Care of general practice patients preceding and following a suicide attempt: observational study in Flemish general practices.
planned following 43.4% of the attempts and there was a GP contact with patient proxies following 62.8% of the attempts. Patient age ≥65 years (OR 4.09; 95% CI 1.79 to 9.33), a recent GP-patient contact ...
Care of general practice patients preceding and following a suicide attempt: observational study in Flemish general practices.
planned following 43.4% of the attempts and there was a GP contact with patient proxies following 62.8% of the attempts. Patient age ≥65 years (OR 4.09; 95% CI 1.79 to 9.33), a recent GP-patient contact ...
Roadbook for the implementation of next-generation sequencing in clinical practice in oncology and hemato-oncology in Belgium.
challenges and requires a clear action plan. Such an action plan, as outlined in this paper, was developed in Belgium and includes steps in ensuring the quality and indications of NGS testing, installing data ...
The use of the global activity limitation Indicator and healthy life years by member states and the European Commission.
Results: The survey was answered by 22 Member States and by the Commission. HLY are often used to set targets and develop strategies in health such as national health plans. Analysis of HLY has even led to ...
The use of the global activity limitation Indicator and healthy life years by member states and the European Commission
HLY are often used to set targets and develop strategies in health such as national health plans. Analysis of HLY has even led to policy change. In some countries, HLY have become the main indicator for ...
Educational inequalities in premature mortality by region in the Belgian population in the 2000s
relevant for policy-makers, as a tool for planning and evaluation. We analyzed the educational disparities by region for all-cause and cause-specific premature mortality in the Belgian population. Methods ...
Barriers and opportunities for return-to-work of cancer survivors: time for action--rapid review and expert consultation.
increased prevalence of cancer survivors, including in the working age population. Return-to-work (RTW) of cancer survivors has become a key issue for national cancer control plans. This study aims (1) to ...