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A qualitative approach to experiential knowledge identified in focus groups aimed at co-designing a provocation test in the study of electrohypersensitivity
even if there is no single, simple methodology to apply. This article provides feedback on a project involving the experiential knowledge of electrohypersensitive persons with a view to developing an ...
Excess mortality during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 epidemic in Belgium
distancing, etc.) and non-pharmaceutical interventions (e.g., hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, etc.), it is possible that the excess mortality during this period would have been greater. Mortality ...
In utero exposure to parabens and early childhood BMI z-scores – Associations between placental ethyl paraben, longitudinal BMI trajectories and cord blood metabolic biomarkers
used as antimicrobial preservatives in personal care products. Few studies have dealt with adverse health outcomes, transplacental transfer, and obesogenic effects of prenatal exposure to parabens. We ...
Exposure to green space and pollen allergy symptom severity: A case-crossover study in Belgium
Nieuwenhuyse; Jean-Marie Aerts; Jos Van Orshoven; Ben Somers Source: Science of The Total Environment, Volume 781 (2021) Keywords: Air pollution; Allergic rhinitis; Biodiversity; Birch pollen allergy; Personal ...
Exploring how the urban neighborhood environment influences mental well-being using walking interviews
(neighbor ties, neighbor diversity, social security) that link to mental well-being. A socio ecological framework is presented to explain interactions among those neighborhood factors, and personal and ...
Environmental exposures and health behavior in association with mental health: a study design.
985 participants. Conclusion: By use of personal markers of air pollution and smoking, as well as biological aging, we will gain knowledge about the association between environmental exposures, health behavior, and ...
Heat and health in Antwerp under climate change: Projected impacts and implications for prevention.
a maximum daily temperature of 26°C, or the 89th percentile of the maximum daily temperature series. The annual average heat-related mortality in this period was 13.4 persons (95% CI: 3.8-23.4). No effect of ...
BruxAir. Short-term health effects of air pollution in the Brussels Capital Region 2004-2011: an epidemiological time series approach.
purchases for residents of Brussels (and the rest of Belgium). The date and quantity of sales were linked to personal characteristics (age, sex, place of residence) and to exposure measurements (daily, 4x4km² ...
Biological activity conferred by endocrine disrupting chemicals in hospital effluent and river water from the Brussels Region, Belgium
hospital effluents (a potential major source for EDC s due to high consumption of pharmaceuticals and personal care products) for the first time. Bioassays allow scientists to use in vitro receptor models to ...
A biomonitoring survey of the residents and the rescue workers for acrylonitrile after the train disaster in Wetteren (Belgium)
exposure INFORMATION IS living measure method methods nonsmokers objectives observed ON Participation past pattern People person POPULATION Populations PRODUCTS public public health Public-health ...