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Burden of non-communicable disease studies in Europe: a systematic review of data sources and methodological choices
Background. Assessment of disability-adjusted life years (DALY s) resulting from non-communicable diseases (NCD s) requires specific calculation methods and input data. The aims of this study were to (i) ...
Predictive model for BNT162b2 vaccine response in cancer patients based on blood cytokines and growth factors.
vaccine-induced anti- SARS-CoV-2 immunity in cancer patients has not been proposed. METHODS: We employed machine learning approaches to identify a biomarker signature based on blood cytokines, chemokines, and ...
Severity of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 lineage among hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Belgium.
severity between hospitalized patients in Belgium infected with the SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 and those infected with previously circulating strains. METHODS: The study is conducted within a causal ...
Predictors of exceeding emergency under-five mortality thresholds using small-scale survey data from humanitarian settings (1999- 2020): considerations for measles vaccination, malnutrition, and displacement status.
mortality levels in populations of displaced and crisis-affected resident children is important for intervention programming in humanitarian emergencies. METHODS: A total of 1597 surveys containing data on ...
Epidemiological cut-off value and antibiotic susceptibility test methods for azithromycin in a collection of multi-country invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella.
susceptibility testing methods for iNTS. METHODS: We used EUCAST ECOFF inder to determine the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC; obtained by broth microdilution) ECOFF and corresponding disk zone diameters of ...
Unravelling data for rapid evidence-based response to COVID-19: a summary of the unCoVer protocol
from the evolving pandemic. Methods and analysis From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, partners are gathering RWD from electronic health records currently including information from over 22 000 ...
Organizing the health interview survey at the local level: design of a pilot study.
evidence-based decisions in their public health policy. To test the feasibility of implementing the LHIS, a pilot study was conducted in Melle, a small Flemish municipality with 11.736 inhabitants. METHODS: The ...
Providing Measurement, Evaluation, Accountability, and Leadership Support (MEALS) for Non-communicable Diseases Prevention in Ghana: Project Protocol
healthy food marketing, retail, and provisioning environments for Ghanaian children using adapted methods from the International Network for Food and Obesity/ NCD s Research Monitoring and Action Support ...
A scoping review of burden of disease studies estimating disability-adjusted life years due to Taenia solium
Charting methods The review process was managed by a single reviewer using Rayyan. Published data relating to disease models, data sources, disability-adjusted life years, sensitivity, uncertainty, missing data, and ...
Post COVID-19 condition and its physical, mental and social implications: protocol of a 2-year longitudinal cohort study in the Belgian adult population.
factors associated with an (un)favorable evolution. METHODS: COVIMPACT is a longitudinal cohort study organised over a two-years period between April 2021 and April 2023. The eligible population is all ...