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QALY losses for chronic diseases and its social distribution in the general population: results from the Belgian Health Interview Survey
disease on mortality and morbidity into a single index. This study aims to estimate the burden of chronic diseases in terms of QALY losses and to model its social distribution for the general population. ...
Global burden of cancer and coronary heart disease resulting from dietary exposure to arsenic, 2015
indicate that, globally, each year the combined DALY s for all cancers attributable to inorganic arsenic in food are approximately 1.4 million with variation in global distribution based on population and ...
Changes in health in Belgium, 1990-2016: a benchmarking analysis based on the global burden of disease 2016 study
by acting on risk factors directly linked to a significant part of the Belgian burden of diseases, i.e., alcohol and tobacco consumption, and high body mass index. National burden of disease estimates ...
Health and economic burden of Campylobacter
countries. Estimates of the Campylobacter cost-of-illness (COI) are available for several countries, and information is increasingly being generated on industry and government costs. Health Topics: Burden of ...
Quantifying burden of disease to support public health policy in Belgium: opportunities and constraints
Disease burden HEALTH POLICY Abstract: Background To support public health policy, information on the burden of disease is essential. In recent years, the Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY) has emerged as ...
The burden of cystic fibrosis in Belgium: a registry-based study
substantial distress on patient level. However, the specific impact on individual health as well as the national impact on public health remains to be elucidated. The aim of this dissertation is to quantify and ...