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Unraveling social health inequalities during COVID-19 in Belgium: the vital role of data linkages
challenges. This case study offers insights into the development of a highly sensitive linkage between COVID-19 hospital data and information related to social and health use in Belgium. Methods The HELICON ...
Establishing disease models for the Belgian national burden of disease study: challenges and perspectives
different severity levels (e.g., mild, moderate, severe). Disease models used in burden of disease studies primarily aim to document the considered health states, and do not aim at a representation of the ...
The burden of psoriasis in Belgium, 2021
processes within the health sector. According to the Global Psoriasis Atlas, the prevalence of psoriasis is rising globally. The current study aims to estimate the burden of psoriasis in Belgium using ...
Burden of inflammatory bowel disease in Belgium, 2020
sources was conducted. Prevalence data were combined with disability weights to yield YLD s. YLL s were calculated using the most recent Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2019 reference life table and the ...
Unravelling COVID-19 social mortality patterns using conditional inference tree algorithm
Abstract: Background The COVID-19 pandemic led to significant excess mortality in 2020 in Belgium. By using microlevel cause-specific mortality data for the total Belgian adult population in 2020, three ...
The information layer: shaping data into meaning with interactive tools
advancement. Furthermore, we will present the interactive tools (through the use of R Shiny) developed by Sciensano to disseminate information broadly, making it accessible and comprehensible to diverse ...
Optimised dispersion protocol for particle size measurement of copper oxides applied as feed additives and plant protection products
electron microscopy Feed Additive Nanoparticle plant protection product Abstract: The human population can be exposed to copper oxides used as plant protection products and feed additives. They are ...
Method development for analysis of nanoplastics in drinking water and milk using transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
addresses this by developing advanced methodologies for characterizing and measuring NP in food matrices, using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to assess size and shape — critical parameters for ...
be.Prepared: Setting up a cloud-based bioinformatics platform and coupled NRC usability platform for integrated genomic-epidemiological analysis at a national level
bioinformatics platform for processing microbial WGS data using harmonized bioinformatics pipelines, (ii) a local NRC-usability platform supporting different pathogens, and (iii) the healthdata.be platform for ...
ECDC’s Point prevalence survey of Healthcare-associated infections and Antimicrobial use in European Long-Term care facilities (HALT-4 PPS)
Health Care and Consumer Protection Republic of Austria, Vienna, Austria (2025) Keywords: Healthcare-associated infection; long-term care facilities; nursing homes; antimicrobial use Health Topics: ...