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The burden of legionnaires' disease in Belgium, 2013 to 2017.
Mahieu; Piérard, D; Charlotte Michel; Stéphanie Jacquinet Source: Arch Public Health, Volume 78 (2020) Abstract: Background: Legionnaires’ disease (LD) is a severe bacterial infection causing pneumonia. ...
Adjusting for comorbidity in incidence-based DALY calculations: an individual-based modeling approach
Keywords: burden of disease comorbidity multimorbidity Abstract: Background The co-occurrence of two or more medical conditions in the same individual is not uncommon. If disability-adjusted life year (DALY) ...
Reflections on key methodological decisions in national burden of disease assessments
health measures Years lived with disability Years of life lost Abstract: Background Summary measures of population health are increasingly used in different public health reporting systems for setting ...
The burden of legionnaires’ disease in Belgium, 2013 to 2017
Legionnaires' Disease Abstract: Background Legionnaires’ disease (LD) is a severe bacterial infection causing pneumonia. Surveillance commonly underestimates the true incidence as not all cases are laboratory ...
Measuring disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) due to low back pain in Malta
Issue 1 (2020) Keywords: burden of disease Disability-Adjusted Life Years European burden of disease network Low Back Pain Abstract: Background Low back pain (LBP) is a public health concern and a leading ...
Population vulnerability to COVID-19 in Europe: a burden of disease analysis
health Vulnerability YLD Abstract: Background Evidence has emerged showing that elderly people and those with pre-existing chronic health conditions may be at higher risk of developing severe health ...
Superficial mycoses in Belgium: Burden, costs and antifungal drugs consumption
5, Number 508 (2020) Keywords: antifungal drugs consumption Belgium burden of disease Candidiasis Cost dermatophytosis Disability-Adjusted Life Years superficial mycosis Abstract: Background Monitoring ...
Estimates of the 2015 global and regional disease burden from four foodborne metals- arsenic, cadmium, lead and methylmercury
O'Leary; Brecht Devleesschauwer Source: Environ Res, Volume 174, Number 194 (2019) Abstract: The impact of foodborne metals on the burden of disease has been largely overlooked, in comparison to the ...
Global burden of intellectual disability resulting from dietary exposure to lead, 2015
Diet Disability-Adjusted Life Years Foodborne burden of disease Intellectual Disability Lead Abstract: Lead is a ubiquitous dietary contaminant that occurs in food because of natural and anthropogenic ...
A probabilistic approach for risk-benefit assessment of food substitutions: A case study on substituting meat by fish
difference model Abstract: Accounting for substitution of foods is inevitable when evaluating health impact of dietary changes. But substitution behavior and the associated health impact may vary between ...