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New QSAR models to predict chromosome damaging potential based on the in vivo micronucleus test

methods to determine the potential of chemicals to induce mutations at the gene level has been developed over the last decades. Conversely, only few such methods are currently available to predict potential ...

The Belgian health examination survey: objectives, design and methods.

method and the methodological choices that were made in the BELHES. Methods: After a pilot period during the first quarter of the BHIS fieldwork, eligible BHIS participants were invited to participate in ...

Phylogeography of Human and Animal Strains: Genetic Fingerprinting of Q Fever in Belgium.

Sequencing (WGS) (n=4) methods were used to characterize samples/strains during 2009-2019. Three MLVA clusters (A, B, C) subdivided in 23 subclusters (A1- A12, B1- B8, C1- C3) and 3 SNP types (SNP1, SNP2, ...

Estimation of vaccination coverage from electronic healthcare records; methods performance evaluation – A contribution of the ADVANCE-project

Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Toon Braeye; Bauchau, Vincent; Miriam Sturkenboom; Hanne-Dorthe Emborg; Ana Llorente ía; Consuelo Huerta; Elisa Martin Merino; Bollaerts, Kaatje; Francesco Italo Angelillo Source: PLOS ONE, Volum ...

Biological monitoring of exposure to pesticide residues among Belgian florists

concentrations of pesticide residues and metabolites in urine samples were analyzed with a multiresidue liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method, after an ethyl acetate extraction. The results are ...

Alternating patterns of seasonal influenza activity in the WHO European Region following the 2009 pandemic, 2010-2018.

temporally and geographically across the WHO European Region. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed laboratory-confirmed influenza detections in ambulatory patients from sentinel sites. Data were aggregated by ...

ADVANCE database characterisation and fit for purpose assessment for multi-country studies on the coverage, benefits and risks of pertussis vaccinations.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate if European healthcare databases can be used to estimate vaccine coverage, benefit and/or risk using pertussis-containing vaccines as an example. METHODS: Characterisation was conducted ...

Perceived utility and feasibility of pathogen genomics for public health practice: a survey among public health professionals working in the field of infectious diseases, Belgium, 2019

health practice. Methods In May 2019, Belgian public health and healthcare professionals were invited to complete an online survey containing eight main topics including background questions, general attitude ...

If I tweet will you cite later? Follow-up on the effect of social media exposure on article downloads and citationsAbstractObjectivesMethodsResultsConclusions

altered the previously reported results. Methods For articles published in the International Journal of Public Health between December 2012 and December 2014, we updated article download and citation data ...

Incidence rate, predictors and outcomes of interruption of HIV care: nationwide results from the Belgian HIV cohort

incidence rate, predictors and outcomes of HIV care interruption (HCI) in Belgium. Methods We analysed data for adult patients with at least two HIV care records in the Belgian HIV  cohort between 1 January ...

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