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Spatio-temporal monitoring and modelling of birch pollen levels in Belgium
data of the Flemish and Walloon regions were used to update the default MACCIII birch map. Spaceborne MODIS vegetation activity combined with an updated birch fraction map and updated start and end dates ...
Residential green space, air pollution, socioeconomic deprivation and cardiovascular medication sales in Belgium: A nationwide ecological study
relatively low green space cover (Flemish Region, standardized estimate –0.16) than in the region with high green space cover (Walloon Region, –0.10). In the highly urbanized Brussels Capital Region the ...
Exploring cattle movements in Belgium.
short-distance movement of bovine which could be an important factor contributing to the local spreading of a disease. The model however revealed hot spot areas of movement in Belgium; four areas in the Walloon ...
Is the different time trend (1997-2008) of the obesity prevalence among adults in the three Belgian regions associated with lifestyle changes?
the Flemish and Brussels Regions, but remained stable in the Walloon Region, the latter still showing the highest prevalence. The purpose of the present study is to explore if the different time trends ...
Human biomonitoring on heavy metals in Ath: methodological aspects.
their health. Therefore, authorities of the Walloon Region and the municipality of Ath undertook biomonitoring to assess the impact of those industrial emissions on heavy metal body burden in humans.This ...
Estimate of total salt intake in two regions of Belgium through analysis of sodium in 24-h urine samples.
amounted to 0.173±0.035 mmol/kg/day, whereas in the Walloon region (n=135) it amounted to 0.161±0.036 mmol/kg/day, after the exclusion of subjects with incomplete urine collection. Intake of sodium in ...
Identification of risk factors for the prevalence and persistence of Salmonella in Belgian broiler chicken flocks.
different species; and separating birds of different species in the Walloon region relative to the Flanders region. Sanitary measures such as a cleaning and disinfecting procedure conducted by an external ...
Differential inequity in health expectancy by region in Belgium.
less years with disability (in years: Flemish males: LE = 46.48; DFLE = 42.08; Walloon males: LE = 44.92; DFLE = 39.80; Flemish females: LE = 47.90; DFLE = 41.93; Walloon females: LE = 46.90; DFLE ...
Revealing regional differences in the institutionalization of adult patients in homes for the elderly and nursing homes: results of the Belgian network of sentinel GPs.
waiting lists was shorter in the southern (Walloon) region than in the northern (Flemish) region. Home care services were consulted in 16% of all institutionalizations. In the southern region, home care ...
Cervical cancer screening in Belgium.
to certain estimates), but is achieved at the expense of an important amount of over-screening. The coverage is lower in the Walloon and the Capital Region. Rationalisation of the policy regarding ...