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Validity of self-reported data to assess the prevalence of overweight, hypertension and cholesterol
the agreement between SR and measured overweight, hypertension and high cholesterol and to provide information to do a valid correction for measurement error. Methods The BHIS / BHES 2018 database was ...
RE-Place: an open access database collecting expertise on New Approach Methodologies in Belgium
Keywords: 3Rs alternative methods to animal testing Knowledge sharing NAMs new approach methodologies open access database Service: Évaluation des risques et de l'impact sur la santé Risico- en ...
Taenia solium Cysticercosis/Taeniosis in Europe and Central Asia
European regulations; however, as the sensitivity of the method is low, cases might be underreported. In central Asia, the disease is presumably absent, as countries in the region are mostly Muslim. However, ...
ESCAIDE 2022: Translating the COVID-19 epidemiological situation into policies and measures: the Belgian experience
range of topics. Among those, a weekly assessment of the epidemiological situation was performed to guide policy makers. We present here the method used for this assessment, and the link with ...
Shotgun metagenomics as a ONE Health tool for better protecting human health
conventional methods in e.g. the field of pathogen detection/characterization along the food chain, starting from the food production environment (including detection of AMR genes) until foodborne outbreak ...
Validated alternative methods available for human Health and Safety assessment of cosmetic products and their ingredients in the European Union
Publication Type: Scientific book or chapter Authors: Rogiers, Vera; Anouck Thienpont; Mona Delagrange; Birgit Mertens; Vanhaecke, Tamara Source: Validated alternative methods available for human ...
Validity of air pollution annoyance to assess long-term exposure to air pollution in Belgium
pollution annoyance and individual air pollution exposure. Methods Analyses were carried out based on a linkage of data from the Belgian Health Interview Survey (HIS 2009 and 2013; >15 years ; n = 9347) ...
Management of tick bites and suspicion of Lyme disease in Belgian primary care: compliance with national guidelines
Lyme disease suspicion. Method: A 6-year retrospective population-based study based on data collected by the Belgian network of Sentinel General Practices (SGP). GP s report on a case-by-case basis using ...
Use of near infrared spectroscopy and chemometrics for the classification of different Cannabis spp. samples found in Belgium
0.2% m/m, at least for police officers on site. There is a need to characterize these products with a rapid, ecological and cheap analytical method. The current methods of reference are GC- MS, GC- FID ...
In silico methods for chromosome damage
Publication Type: Scientific book or chapter Authors: D. Baderna; Ilse Van Overmeire; G.J. Lavado; D. Gadaleta; Birgit Mertens Source: In silico methods for chromosome damage, Humana, Volume 2425, ...