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Evolution of educational inequalities in life and health expectancies at 25 years in Belgium between 2001 and 2011: a census-based study
calculated for each inequality index. Results: The LE increased in all EL s and both genders, except in the lowest EL for women. The increase was larger in the highest EL, leading in 2011 to 6.07 and 4.58 ...
Paediatric haemolytic uraemic syndrome related to Shiga toxin-producing, an overview of 10 years of surveillance in France, 2007 to 2016.
related to Shiga toxin-producing (STEC) is the leading cause of acute renal failure in young children. In France, HUS surveillance in children aged < 15 years was implemented starting from 1996.AimWe ...
Improving Burden of Disease and Source Attribution Estimates
intervention strategies and preventing and reducing the burden of diseases in a population. This chapter outlines areas of improvement that would lead to improved estimates including enhancing foodborne disease ...
Contribution of chronic conditions to smoking differences in life expectancy with and without disability in Belgium
Abstract: Background Smoking is the leading cause of premature mortality and morbidity. This study aimed at assessing the impact of smoking on life expectancy (LE) and LE with (LED) and without disability ...
How to detect pathogens, leading to outbreaks, released accidentally or deliberately into the environment?
future trends and solutions, Milan, Italy (2017) Keywords: How to detect pathogens leading to outbreaks released accidentally or deliberately into the environment? Health Topics: Health and disease ...
Health and economic burden of Campylobacter
Campylobacter is estimated to be the sixth most important contributor to the global burden of foodborne disease, and is consistently ranked among the leading causes of foodborne disease burden in high-income ...
Educational inequalities in premature mortality by region in the Belgian population in the 2000s
region. Among the Belgian, educational inequalities were higher in Brussels, followed by Wallonia and Flanders. The region-specific PAF decomposition, leading to a ranking of causes according to their ...
Letter to the editor: New metrics to monitor progress towards global HIV targets: using the estimated number of undiagnosed HIV-infected individuals as denominator.
number of diagnoses, four years at least would be necessary to diagnose the number of still undiagnosed PLHIV (not taking into account those expected to become infected during coming years), leading to ...
Late presentation to HIV testing is overestimated when based on the consensus definition.
CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that low CD4 counts in recent infections may lead to overestimation of late presentation when applying the consensus definition. The impact of transient CD4 count on late ...
Is there evidence for correct diagnosis in cystic fibrosis registries?
registries. Excluding these patients for analyses leads to significant changes in outcomes. Health Topics: Health and disease monitoring Mucoviscidosis Surveillance de la santé et des maladies Ziekten en ...