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Conducting national burden of disease studies in small countries in Europe– a feasible challenge?
studies use disability-adjusted life years (DALY s) as a population health metric to quantify the years of life lost due to morbidity and premature mortality for diseases, injuries and risk factors ...
Iron Deficiency Is a Risk Factor for Thyroid Dysfunction During Pregnancy: A Population-Based Study in Belgium
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Moreno-Reyes, Rodrigo; Bernard Corvilain; Caroline Daelemans; Fleur Wolff; Camilo Fuentes Peña; Stefanie Vandevijvere Source: Thyroid, Volume 31, Issue 12 (2021) Abstract: Background: Iron defici ...
Conceptual causal framework to assess the effect of SARS-CoV-2 variants on COVID-19 disease severity among hospitalized patients
assumptions on the relationship between (confounding) variables are made explicit. Various DAG s are presented to explore specific study design options and the risk for selection bias. Next, the data ...
Prevalence and associated factors of burnout risk among intensive care and emergency nurses before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study in Belgium
Burnout COVID-19 Nurses Pandemics Abstract: Abstract Objective The objectives of this study were to assess (1) the prevalence of burnout risk among nurses working in intensive care units and emergency ...
Risk factors and their contribution to population health in the European Union (EU-28) countries in 2007 and 2017
burden of disease network European Union Global Burden of Disease Study Risk Factors Abstract: Background The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study has generated a wealth of data on death and disability ...
Exposure to green space and pollen allergy symptom severity: A case-crossover study in Belgium
Betula trees (10%) were a risk factor [unadjusted OR: 2.014 (1.162-3.490)]. Conclusion: Exposure to green space may mitigate tree pollen allergy symptom severity but only when the density of allergenic ...
Prevalence of burnout risk and factors associated with burnout risk among ICU nurses during the COVID-19 outbreak in French speaking Belgium
this risk. The objectives of this study were to assessthe prevalence of burnout risk and identify risk factors among ICU nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.Research methodology:Web-based survey ...
Seroprevalence of Antibodies against Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis in Adult At-Risk Patients.
chronic diseases are at increased risk of complications following infection. It remains, however, unknown to what extend they are protected against vaccine-preventable diseases. We assessed seroprevalence ...
Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants.
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration; Karin De Ridder Source: Lancet, Volume 396, Issue 10261, Number 1524 (2020) Abstract: ...
Urinary sodium and iodine concentrations among Belgian adults: results from the first national Health Examination Survey.
Heyden Source: Eur J Clin Nutr (2020) Keywords: Biomarkers Risk Factors Abstract: BACKGROUND / OBJECTIVES: Iodine deficiency and excessive salt intakes have adverse health consequences. The objective was ...