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Population vulnerability to COVID-19 in Europe: a burden of disease analysis
population-level vulnerability. Results Countries with the highest proportions of elderly residents were Italy, Greece, Germany, Portugal and Finland. When assessments of population-level YLD rates for COVID-19 vulnerable health ...
Superficial mycoses in Belgium: Burden, costs and antifungal drugs consumption
disability‐adjusted life years (DALY). Moreover, trends in systemic and topical antifungal consumption in ambulatory care were examined for the period 2010‐2017, together with their associated costs. Results Due to ...
Estimates of the 2015 global and regional disease burden from four foodborne metals- arsenic, cadmium, lead and methylmercury
discusses them in the context of the World Health Organization’s initiative to estimate the global burden of foodborne disease. The results indicate that in 2015, ingestion of arsenic, methylmercury, lead, ...
Global burden of intellectual disability resulting from dietary exposure to lead, 2015
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Clark Carrington; Brecht Devleesschauwer; Herman J Gibb; Michael P Bolger Source: Environ Res, Volume 172, Number 429 (2019) Keywords: Diet Disability-Adjusted Life Years Foodborne burden of dise ...
A probabilistic approach for risk-benefit assessment of food substitutions: A case study on substituting meat by fish
individuals and suggests a framework to be applied in RBA s of other food substitutions. Our results are relevant for policy makers in defining targeted public health strategies. Health Topics: Food ...
Global burden of cancer and coronary heart disease resulting from dietary exposure to arsenic, 2015
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Shilpi Oberoi; Brecht Devleesschauwer; Herman J Gibb; Aaron Barchowsky Source: Environ Res, Volume 171, Number 192 (2019) Keywords: Arsenic cancer Coronary heart disease Diet Disability-adjusted ...
The health and economic impact of acute gastroenteritis in Belgium, 2010-2014
per case and €94 per person. AGE results in a substantial health and economic impact in Belgium, justifying continued mitigation efforts. Health Topics: Burden of disease Fardeau de la maladie ...
Attributable deaths and disability-adjusted life-years caused by infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the EU and the European Economic Area in 2015: a population-level modelling analysis
and Greece. INTERPRETATION: Our results present the health burden of five types of infection with antibiotic-resistant bacteria expressed, for the first time, in DALY s. The estimated burden of infections with ...
Burden and Risk Assessment of Foodborne Disease
Campylobacter or Salmonella may result in disabling complications, long-term health outcomes, or even death. Furthermore, foodborne hazards include a broad range of microbiological and chemical agents, several of ...
Changes in health in Belgium, 1990-2016: a benchmarking analysis based on the global burden of disease 2016 study
Keywords: Belgium Benchmarking burden disease Abstract: BACKGROUND: Despite increasing of the Belgian health expenditures, several indicators related to population health showed poor results. The objectives ...