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The burden of legionnaires' disease in Belgium, 2013 to 2017.
National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance and mortality data from the Belgian statistical office were used. To arrive at an estimate of the total number of symptomatic cases in Belgium, we ...
Adjusting for comorbidity in incidence-based DALY calculations: an individual-based modeling approach
calculations are carried out for each condition separately, multimorbidity may lead to an overestimation of the morbidity component, the Years Lived with Disability (YLD). Adjusting for comorbidity may be ...
Reflections on key methodological decisions in national burden of disease assessments
researchers from the COST Action European Burden of Disease network reflect on the most important methodological choices to be made when estimating DALY s. The paper provides an overview of eleven ...
The burden of legionnaires’ disease in Belgium, 2013 to 2017
Belgian statistical office were used. To arrive at an estimate of the total number of symptomatic cases in Belgium, we defined a surveillance pyramid and estimated a multiplication factor to account for LD ...
Superficial mycoses in Belgium: Burden, costs and antifungal drugs consumption
mainly from packaging changes and increased self‐medication. A significant decrease in itraconazole treatments was notably compensated by an increased prescription of fluconazole packages. Conclusion This ...
Estimates of the 2015 global and regional disease burden from four foodborne metals- arsenic, cadmium, lead and methylmercury
cadmium. Ingested lead and methylmercury are causally associated with lifelong intellectual disability. Long term ingestion of arsenic is causally associated with an increased risk of cancer. Long term ...
Kritik an Population Attributable Fraction bei genauerem Hinsehen nicht gerechtfertigt
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: D Plaß; M Tobollik; Brecht Devleesschauwer; E Grill; Hoffmann, B; J. Hurraß; N Künzli; A Peters; D Rothenbacher; A Schneider; H E Wichmann; D Wintermeyer; J Wolf; H Zeeb; W Straff Source: Gesundh ...
Global burden of intellectual disability resulting from dietary exposure to lead, 2015
an uncertainty range of 0-31 million DALY s. Significant uncertainties regarding exposure and dose-response relationships, however, warrant continued investigation. Health Topics: Burden of disease ...
The health and economic impact of acute gastroenteritis in Belgium, 2010-2014
year (107 DALY per 100 000 persons). The economic burden was estimated to represent direct costs of €112 million, indirect costs of €927 million (90% of the total costs) and an average total cost of €103 ...
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
966) infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, of which 63·5% (426 277 of 671 689) were associated with health care. These infections accounted for an estimated 33 110 (28 480-38 430) attributable ...