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HPV testing in Polish population-based cervical cancer screening programme (HIPPO project)-study protocol of a randomised healthcare policy trial.
the age-standardised cervical cancer (CC) incidence and mortality rates in 2019 were 7.3/100 000 and 3.9/100 000 respectively and were still higher than those in Western European countries with ...
The global burden of neglected zoonotic diseases: Current state of evidence
zoonoses pose a dual burden. The disability-adjusted life year (DALY) metric quantifies human health burden since it combines mortality and morbidity. This review aims to describe and analyze the current ...
Estimates of people who injected drugs within the last 12 months in Belgium- presentation
reduction services in order to achieve the targets set by WHO on the provision of sterile needles and syringes, the reduction of new HCV infections and related mortality. Health Topics: Illicit drugs Drogues ...
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 ...
Mechanical transmission of African swine fever virus by Stomoxys calcitrans: Insights from a mechanistic model.
transmission model for ASF virus (ASFV) within an outdoor domestic pig farm in order to assess the relative contribution of stable flies to the spread of the virus. The model was fitted to the ecology of the ...
Measuring disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) due to low back pain in Malta
were estimated for the whole population by age and sex. Since LBP does not carry any mortality, YLD reflected DALY s. The estimated local DALY s per 100,000 were compared to the GBD 2017 study results ...
Care Infections & Antibiotic Resistance in Belgium
associated mortality decreased. In long-term care facilities (among others nursing homes), similar evolutions are taking place (decrease in MRSA, increase in multi-resistant gut bacteria). Long term monitoring ...
Health crisis due to infectious and communicable diseases: European preparedness and response tools in an international context
population. Health crises can potentially affect a large proportion of the population and may lead to a significant increase in mortality or to an abnormally high death rate. This should be integrated into the ...
BruxAir. Short-term health effects of air pollution in the Brussels Capital Region 2004-2011: an epidemiological time series approach.
spectrum from mortality via hospital admissions to sub-clinical effects. Adverse health effects occur both as a result from short term exposure (on the order of days) and from sustained exposure (multiple ...
Poor adherence to guidelines for preventing central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI): results of a worldwide survey.
intensive care units Preventive practices Surveillance Abstract: BACKGROUND: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) are a cause of increased morbidity and mortality, and are largely ...