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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the presentation rate and severity of diabetic foot ulcers in Belgium
A national lockdown for COVID-19 (March 14th – May 3rd 2020) placed restrictions on the free movement of persons and allowed only urgent medical consultations and interventions in hospitals. On the other hand, ...
Early high antibody-titre convalescent plasma for hospitalised COVID-19 patients: DAWn-plasma.
the prospective multicentre DAWN-plasma trial, adult patients hospitalised with COVID-19 were randomised to 4 units of open-label convalescent plasma combined with standard of care (intervention group) ...
Surmortalité durant la 1re et 2e vague de l'épidémie de COVID-19 en Belgique
absence de mise en œuvre de mesures contraignantes (par exemple, la distanciation sociale, etc.) et d’interventions non pharmaceutiques (par exemple, l’hygiène des mains, les équipements de protection ...
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 ...
Validation of the Dutch-Flemish translated ABCD questionnaire to measure cardiovascular diseases knowledge and risk perception among adults
reliable measurement of an individual’s knowledge and risk perception is pivotal to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions aimed at preventing cardiovascular diseases (CVD s). The recently ...
A multicentre interventional study to assess blood-borne viral infections in Belgian prisons
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Dana Busschots; Cécile Kremer; Rob Bielen; Özgür M. Koc; Leen Heyens; Christian Brixko; Pierre Laukens; Hans Orlent; Pascal Bilaey; Francis De Smet; Geert Hellemans; Gaetan Muyldermans; L Van Bae ...
Burden of non-communicable diseases in Cyprus, 1990–2017: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 study
the burden of NCD s over the period from 1990 to 2017, NCD s are still a major public health challenge. Implementation of interventions and early detection screening programmes of modifiable NCD risk ...
Cervical cancer screening using HPV tests on self-samples: attitudes and preferences of women participating in the VALHUDES study
VALHUDES Abstract: BACKGROUND Interventions to reach women who do not participate regularly in screening may reduce the risk of cervical cancer. Self-collection of a vaginal specimen has been shown to ...
Measuring optimism bias among military personnel
Psychology and Behaviour, Volume 82 (2021) Keywords: Driver-education interventions Military Personnel Risky-driving behaviors Road safety evaluation Manuscript versions: DOI: ...
Risk factors and their contribution to population health in the European Union (EU-28) countries in 2007 and 2017
outcomes in Europe. It is important to identify the disease burden that is attributable to risk factors and, therefore, amenable to interventions. This paper reports the burden attributable to risk factors, ...