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The association between area deprivation and COVID-19 incidence: a municipality-level spatio-temporal study in Belgium, 2020–2021

inequalities in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis has mainly focused on excess mortality and data from the first epidemiological wave. The current study adds onto this by examining the association ...

QALY losses for chronic diseases and its social distribution in the general population: results from the Belgian Health Interview Survey

rapidly rising, both in terms of morbidity and mortality. This burden is disproportionally carried by socially disadvantaged population subgroups. Quality-adjusted life years (QALY s) measure the impact of ...

Variation in smoking attributable all-cause mortality across municipalities in Belgium, 2018: application of a Bayesian approach for small area estimations

Bayesian hierarchical model Small area estimations Smoking attributable mortality Smoking prevalence Abstract: Background Smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable mortality and morbidity ...

Association between temperature and natural mortality in Belgium: Effect modification by individual characteristics and residential environment

mortality being associated to extreme temperatures but the extent to which individual or residential factors modulate this temperature vulnerability is less clear. Methods We conducted a multi-city study with ...

Burden of disease of dietary exposure to four chemical contaminants in Denmark, 2019

the scientific literature, and disease incidence and population numbers from national statistics. We adopted a risk assessment approach to estimate disease burden, quantifying incidence, mortality, and ...

Changes in quality-adjusted life expectancy in Belgium, 2013 and 2018

Belgium on life expectancy adjusted for health-related quality of life (HRQ oL). Quality-adjusted life expectancy (QALE) captures the multidimensionality of health by accounting for losses in mortality and ...

Burden of foodborne disease due to bacterial hazards associated with beef, dairy, poultry meat, and vegetables in Ethiopia and Burkina Faso, 2017

countries in 2010 was largely similar to the burden in the region except for higher mortality and disability-adjusted life years (DALY s) due to Salmonella in Burkina Faso. In both countries, Campylobacter ...

Impact of Short-Term Exposure to Extreme Temperatures on Mortality: A Multi-City Study in Belgium

Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Claire Demoury; Raf Aerts; Bram Vandeninden; Bert Van Schaeybroeck; Eva M De Clercq Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 19, Issue 7 (2022) Health Top ...

Evaluation of the risks for animal health related to the presence of hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) in feed for honey bees

hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) in honey bee feed. HMF is a degradation product of particular sugars and can be present in bee feed. HMF is of low acute toxicity in bees but causes increased mortality upon chronic exposure. ...

The impact of multimorbidity patterns on health-related quality of life in the general population: results of the Belgian Health Interview Survey

beyond mortality and morbidity data. Health Topics:  Chronic disease Maladie chronique Chronische ziekte Multimorbidity Multimorbidité Multimorbiditeit Summary measures of population health Samenvattende ...

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