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Comparing web-based versus face-to-face and paper-and-pencil questionnaire data collected through two Belgian health surveys
the modes produced equivalent health estimates. Methods Data were obtained from two population-based surveys: the EHISWEB (web-administered, n = 1010) and the Belgian Health Interview Survey 2018 ...
Sensitizing fragrances in absorbent hygiene products.
directive and therefore fragrances can be used freely, while in cosmetics and toys the use of these ingredients is regulated. METHOD: An analytical method was developed to evaluate the presence of 24 ...
Variability of iodine concentrations in the human placenta.
birth cohort, took samples at three standardized locations of the placentas, pooled and digested them, and determined the iodine concentrations using an ICP- MS method as an alternative for the ...
Adjusting for comorbidity in incidence-based DALY calculations: an individual-based modeling approach
tracking their disease history, including possible comorbidities, over time. Methods We demonstrated the IBM approach using an example of external comorbidity, i.e., colon cancer comorbid with ...
Perceived utility and feasibility of pathogen genomics for public health practice: a survey among public health professionals working in the field of infectious diseases, Belgium, 2019
health practice. Methods In May 2019, Belgian public health and healthcare professionals were invited to complete an online survey containing eight main topics including background questions, general attitude ...
Weight and head circumference at birth in function of placental paraben load in Belgium: an ENVIRONAGE birth cohort study
golden standard. Methods Placental tissue was collected immediately after birth from 142 mother-child pairs from the ENVIRONAGE birth cohort. The placental concentrations of four parabens (methyl (MeP), ethyl (EtP), ...
Determinants of placental iodine concentrations in a mild-to-moderate iodine-deficient population: an ENVIRONAGE cohort study
a long-term storage supply, but studies on the determinants of long-term placental iodine load are limited. Methods The placental iodine concentrations were determined for 462 mother-neonate pairs from the ...
Reflections on key methodological decisions in national burden of disease assessments
across researchers and nations in their resources to perform themselves BoD studies and interpret the soundness of available estimates produced by the Global Burden of Disease Study. Methods BoD ...
If I tweet will you cite later? Follow-up on the effect of social media exposure on article downloads and citationsAbstractObjectivesMethodsResultsConclusions
altered the previously reported results. Methods For articles published in the International Journal of Public Health between December 2012 and December 2014, we updated article download and citation data ...
The burden of legionnaires’ disease in Belgium, 2013 to 2017
population in 2017, the most recent year for which the necessary data were available. Methods Belgian hospital discharge data, data from three infectious disease surveillance systems (mandatory notification, ...