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Linkage of individual-patient data confirm protection of prophylactic human papillomavirus vaccination against invasive cervical cancer
papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (Cervarix, GSK, Rixensart, Belgium) (1). The study completes and strengthens the evidence of the high level of effectiveness of primary cervical cancer prevention by HPV vaccination ...
Methods for meta-analysis and meta-regression of binomial data: concepts and tutorial with Stata command metapreg
in metaprop and metan under a broad range of conditions including, high over-dispersion and small meta-analysis. Conclusion metapreg is a flexible, robust and user-friendly tool employing a rigorous approach to evidence ...
Pollutant exposure and myocardial injury: Protocol and progress report for a toxicological systematic mapping review.
Donzelli, Gabriele; Ritskes-Hoitinga, Merel; Gehring, Ronette Source: ALTEX (2023) Abstract: An increasing body of evidence identifies pollutant exposure as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), ...
Linking health survey data with health insurance data: methodology, challenges, opportunities and recommendations for public health research. An experience from the HISlink project in Belgium
to evidence-based information to improve health. Researchers should be aware that the procedures necessary to implement a link may have an impact on the timeliness of their research. Although some ...
The landscape of drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a mapping systematic review
CONCLUSIONS: Drug resistance poses a serious threat to existing malaria therapies and chemoprevention options in the DRC. This review provides a baseline for monitoring public health efforts as well as evidence ...
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on delayed care of cardiovascular diseases in Europe: a systematic review
This study aims to estimate the impact of the pandemic on delayed CVD care in Europe by providing a systematic overview of the available evidence. METHODS AND RESULTS: PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science ...
Aetiological and prognostic roles of frailty, multimorbidity and socioeconomic characteristics in the development of SARS-CoV-2 health outcomes: protocol for systematic reviews of population-based studies
(2022) Keywords: COVID-19 epidemiology public health. Abstract: Introduction: There is growing evidence that the impact of COVID-19 crisis may be stronger for individuals with multimorbidity, frailty and ...
The Belgian physiotherapy reimbursement criteria for fall prevention fails in screening appropriately fall-prone community-dwelling older adults
adults Physiotherapy Prediction Abstract: OBJECTIVES: The incidence of falling in older adults has remained unchanged over the past decades, despite evidence-based prevention initiatives. Therefore, it is ...
RNA sequencing of avian paramyxovirus (Paramyxoviridae, Avulavirinae) isolates from wild mallards in Belgium, 2021: complete genomes and coinfections.
genome segments of an AIV of subtype H11N9 could be de novo assembled from the sequencing data. Besides an AIV coinfection, RNA metagenomic data from the APMV-4 isolate also showed evidence of ...
Assessing the benefits of hypothetical air pollution reduction interventions on stroke in Belgium
on stroke is already well documented but there is a lack of methodological tools to provide actionable evidence on the potential health benefits of realistic interventions. This study demonstrates the ...