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Adjusting for comorbidity in incidence-based DALY calculations: an individual-based modeling approach
calculations are carried out for each condition separately, multimorbidity may lead to an overestimation of the morbidity component, the Years Lived with Disability (YLD). Adjusting for comorbidity may be ...
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 ...
Measuring disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) due to low back pain in Malta
severity (with and without leg pain – mild, moderate, severe and most severe) and their corresponding disability weights followed values reported in the GBD study. Years lived with disability (YLD) for LBP ...
Population vulnerability to COVID-19 in Europe: a burden of disease analysis
consequences from COVID-19. In Europe, this is of particular relevance with ageing populations living with non-communicable diseases, multi-morbidity and frailty. Published estimates of Years Lived with ...
Residential green space and medication sales for childhood asthma: A longitudinal ecological study in Belgium
Pediatric asthma Residential green space respiratory health Abstract: Background: Living in green environments has been associated with various health benefits, but the evidence for positive effects on ...
Making the Lives of Children and Young People More Visible in Europe. Consensus on Child and Young People’s Health and Well-Being Indicators for Europe: A Delphi Process
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Sara McQuinn; Marie Delnord; Mary Rose Sweeney; Anthony Staines Source: Child Indicators Research, Volume 13, Issue 3 (2020) Health Topics: Health and disease monitoring Surveillance de la santé ...
Potential impact of reduced tobacco use on life and health expectancies in Belgium
the impacts of risk factor changes and to compare the “business-as-usual” with alternative scenarios. Results The “business-as-usual” scenario estimated that in 2028 the 15-year-old men/women would live ...
Evaluating the effectiveness of a young driver-education intervention: Learn2Live
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Clara A. Cutello; Elizabeth Hellier; Julian Stander; Yaniv Hanoch Source: Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, Volume 69 (2020) Keywords: EVALUATION Peer-led educatio ...
Collaborative data collection by TREAT-NMD Registries to support post-marketing surveillance in Spinal Muscular Atrophy
around 1:10,000 live births. TREAT- NMD is a neuromuscular network that aims to ensure that the most promising new therapies reach patients as quickly as possible. The TREAT- NMD Global Network of SMA ...
Annual Report Belgian Cystic Fibrosis Registry 2017
the patients in the registry are living with a transplant. Among the adults, the proportion of underweight patients continues to decline from about 31.2% in 1998 to 16.7% in 2010 and 10.8% in 2017 (BMI ...