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Whole-Genome Sequence Approach and Phylogenomic Stratification Improve the Association Analysis of Mutations With Patient Data in Influenza Surveillance.

clinical isolates from the 2016-2017 influenza season in Belgium. As a proof of concept, available patient data were integrated with this genomic data, resulting in statistically significant associations ...

Organizing the health interview survey at the local level: design of a pilot study.

target sample size was 1000 (≥ 15 years). A systematic sampling technique was applied with substitutes for non-respondents who were matched in terms of statistical sector, age and sex. Selected persons ...

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

end-user requirements, and key drivers for the implementation of NGS. Descriptive statistics were used to report on the frequency distribution of multiple choice responses whereas thematic analysis was used ...

Is the European Health Interview Survey online yet? Response and net sample composition of a web-based data collection.

non-participating households were replaced by similar households regarding statistical sector, sex and age. There was one reminder letter and a €10 conditional incentive. RESULTS: Considering all substitutions, a 16% ...

Thyroid cancer incidence near nuclear sites in Belgium: An ecological study at small geographical level

Bladel, Lodewijk; An Van Nieuwenhuyse; Christiane Vleminckx Source: International Journal of Cancer (2019) Keywords: ecological study incidence Nuclear sites statistical sector thyroid cancer Abstract: In ...

Commentary to the recent study by Wang et al.

Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Toon Braeye Source: Statistical Methods in Medical Research (2019) Health Topics:  Health and disease monitoring Surveillance de la santé ...

How can we monitor the impact of national health information systems? Results from a scoping review.

information (HI) systems provide data on population health, the determinants of health and health system performance within countries. The evaluation of these systems has traditionally focused on statistical ...

The use of the global activity limitation Indicator and healthy life years by member states and the European Commission.

also increasingly introduced in national surveys. National health reporting systems usually present HLY on their national statistics websites. Most countries have up to three specialists working on the ...

Short-term effects of nitrogen dioxide on hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease in Wallonia, Belgium.

the association is strongest with a delay of 2days. All associations calculated without stratification are statistically significant and range from an excess relative risk of 2.8% for myocardial ...

The use of the global activity limitation Indicator and healthy life years by member states and the European Commission

reporting systems usually present HLY on their national statistics websites. Most countries have up to three specialists working on the GALI and HLY, which has been consistent through time. Others ...

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