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Urine concentrations of Arsenic and its species in adolescents from Wallonia (Belgium).
questionnaires on socio-demographic characteristics, diet, certain risk factors for chronic diseases, intake of food supplements, general environment, housing and life behaviours such as smoking. All participants ...
The overweight epidemic increasingly hits children of lower educated parents in Belgium
difference between the low and the high educated increased significantly since 2008. Conclusion Two decades of HIS have shown that the SES is becoming an even more important risk factor for overweight among ...
Pyrogen testing of phage therapeutic products
amoebocyte lysate (LAL) assay and the animal-friendly alternative, the recombinant factor C (rFC) test. However, other (non-endotoxin) pyrogenic substances including compounds of the gram-positive bacterial ...
Daily heart rate characteristics, allergy symptom severity and mood in adults with allergic rhinitis
acute, daily changing factors that could underlie these cardiac alterations. Aim: To estimate associations between daily heart rate characteristics (i.e. resting heart rate, autocorrelation and sample ...
Validity of self-reported data to assess the prevalence of overweight, hypertension and cholesterol
Heyden Source: European Journal of Public Health, Volume 31, Issue Supplement_3 (2021) Abstract: Background Accurate data on the risk factors of non-communicable diseases is essential to build ...
Validity of air pollution annoyance to assess long-term exposure to air pollution in Belgium
To avoid the risk of exposure misclassification, one possibility is to interpolate air pollution measures at the residence through a Geographical Information Systems. However, this might imply ...
Risk factors and prevention concerning falls among older general practice patients in Belgium, 2019-2020
Publication Type: Scientific poster, presentation or proceeding Authors: S Moreels; Robrecht De Schreye Source: EU Falls Festival 2022, Abstract Book of EU Falls Festival 2022, Leuven, Belgium (2022) Keywords: Accidental Falls prevention primary care Heal ...
Risk factors associated with breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections after vaccination: a prospective cohort study in Belgium
Publication Type: Scientific poster, presentation or proceeding Authors: Veerle Stouten; Pierre Hubin; Freek Haarhuis; Joris Van Loenhout; Matthieu Billuart; Ruben Brondeel; Toon Braeye; Herman Van Oyen; Chloé Wyndham-Thomas; Lucy Catteau Source: (2022) H ...
Predictors of nursing-home entry for elders in Belgium
care services is expected to rise during the coming years. For a better planning of health care resources policy makers have to be aware of risk factors associated to nursing home entry (NHE). The ...
Pediatric diabetes centres rated parental responsibility and family support as most important determinants of HbA1c using a 17-item questionnaire: a pilot study
different centers. In order to have a proper comparison, consideration must be taken for those external factors’ impact on HbA1c levels (i.e. risk-adjustment). Based on a pilot project, we wanted to identify ...