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zDALY: An adjusted indicator to estimate the burden of zoonotic diseases.
losses due to disease in animals are usually estimated in monetary terms. The monetary impact on animal health is not compatible with HALY approaches used to measure the impact on human health. To estimate ...
The use of the global activity limitation Indicator and healthy life years by member states and the European Commission
measure: the Global Activity Limitation Indicator (GALI). Twelve years after its implementation, this study aims to assess its current use in EU Member States and the European Commission. Methods: In March ...
National public health system responses to diabetes and other important noncommunicable diseasesNationale Public-Health-Maßnahmen für Diabetes und andere wichtige nichtübertragbare Krankheiten
stakeholders in the development process to facilitate its acceptance and implementation. Furthermore, the effective translation of prevention measures into real-world settings requires data from surveillance ...
Multinomial additive hazard model to assess the disability burden using cross-sectional data.
attribution method to multinomial responses, since disability is often measured as a multicategory variable in most surveys, representing different severity levels. The R function constrOptim is used to ...
Public Health Impact of Congenital Toxoplasmosis and Cytomegalovirus Infection in Belgium, 2013: A Systematic Review and Data Synthesis.
the burden due to fetal losses was included and decreases in DALY s when comprehensive CT prevention measures were conducted. Addressing the key data gaps identified may allow generation of the data ...
Assessing the sensitivity and representativeness of the Belgian Sentinel Network of Laboratories using test reimbursement data.
burden of disease and to inform preventive measures. It should however be reinforced to allow to be used as an alert system at provincial level. Health Topics: Health and disease monitoring Surveillance ...
Late presentation to HIV testing is overestimated when based on the consensus definition.
count is not uncommon in recent infections. The objective of this study was to investigate how measurements of late presentation change if the clinical stage at the time of diagnosis is taken ...
Colposcopy training and assessment across the member countries of the European Federation for Colposcopy.
Volume 188, p.124-8 (2015) Keywords: Accreditation Clinical Competence Colposcopy Curriculum Delphi Technique Educational Measurement Europe Humans Population Density Societies, Medical Surveys and ...
Quantifying burden of disease to support public health policy in Belgium: opportunities and constraints
the most important summary measure of public health. DALY s quantify the number of healthy life years lost due to morbidity and mortality, and thereby facilitate the comparison of the relative impact of ...
Using multiple measures to assess changes in social inequalities for breast cancer screening
socio-economic position was defined by the educational level. Inequalities were measured both with pairwise measures comparing extreme educational groups (prevalence difference and prevalence ratio), and with ...