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Estimating risk factor attributable burden – challenges and potential solutions when using the comparative risk assessment methodology
described e.g. by a mathematical function. Combining estimates to arrive at coherent functions is challenging due to the large variability in risk exposure definitions and data quality. Also, the uncertainty ...
Variation in smoking attributable all-cause mortality across municipalities in Belgium, 2018: application of a Bayesian approach for small area estimations
national and regional estimates of smoking prevalence; however, currently there are no estimates at a smaller geographical resolution such as the municipality scale in Belgium. This hinders the estimation of ...
Women's views on barriers and facilitators for seeking alcohol and drug treatment in Belgium.
overlapping — and at times competing — barriers and facilitators when seeking treatment and utilising services. For most women, the threat of losing custody of their children is an essential barrier to treatment, ...
Reitox national reporting to EMCDDA on drugs and drug addiction, 2019
implemented reporting tool does no result in a standalone document that can be published for national objectives. Nevertheless, the annual reporting & related information is certainly at hand and anyone can ...
Understanding New Psychoactive Substance (NPS) use in Belgium from a health perspective (NPS-Care)
unprecedented challenges to (drug) prevention-, careand harm reduction efforts. Similarly, research into drug use needs to reinvigorate and review its practices as well, to address this new situation. At present, ...
When clozapine appears at a dance event…
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Lisbeth Patteet; Maudens, K; Wille, Sarah; Peter Blanckaert; Neels, Hugo; Paul Calle Source: Acta Clinica Belgica (2019) Health Topics: Risicofactoren in de levensstijl Lifestyle risk factors Fa ...
Lessons to be learned from toxicological analyses in intoxicated patients and seized materials at an electronic music dance festival
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Paul Calle; Kristof Maudens; Sabine Lemoyne; Simon Geerts; Diederik Van Sassenbroeck; Peter Jensen; Jorne Van Overloop; Eric Deconinck; Peter Blanckaert Source: Forensic Science International, Vo ...
The European Web Survey on Drugs: patterns of use of new psychoactive substances in Belgium
Web Survey on Drugs was conducted in Belgium by the Reitox national focal point at Sciensano between mid-November 2017 and the beginning of January 2018. Methodology: The survey ran in Dutch, French, ...
Trends in primary substance mentioned by patients entering treatment for illicit substance use in Belgium between 2012 and 2018
treatment entrants among the older age groups (30-44 and 45+). At regional level there is a significant increase in treatment demands in Wallonia but no significant trend in Flanders and in Brussels. ...