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Impact of short-term exposure to air pollution on natural mortality and vulnerable populations: a multi-city case-crossover analysis in Belgium

Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Claire Demoury; Raf Aerts; Finaba Berete; Lefebvre, Wouter; Pauwels, Arno; Vanpoucke, Charlotte; Johan Van der Heyden; Eva M De Clercq Source: Environmental Health, Volume 23, Issue 1 (2024) Heal ...

Association between temperature and natural mortality in Belgium: Effect modification by individual characteristics and residential environment

mortality being associated to extreme temperatures but the extent to which individual or residential factors modulate this temperature vulnerability is less clear. Methods We conducted a multi-city study with ...

Impact of Short-Term Exposure to Extreme Temperatures on Mortality: A Multi-City Study in Belgium

Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Claire Demoury; Raf Aerts; Bram Vandeninden; Bert Van Schaeybroeck; Eva M De Clercq Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 19, Issue 7 (2022) Health Top ...

Residing in urban areas with higher green space is associated with lower mortality risk: A census-based cohort study with ten years of follow-up

population-based Abstract: Background Epidemiological studies suggest that residing close to green space reduce mortality rates. We investigated the relationship between long-term exposure to residential green space ...

Heat related mortality in the two largest Belgian urban areas: A time series analysis

Hans Hooyberghs; Dirk Lauwaet; Claire Demoury; An Van Nieuwenhuyse Source: Environmental Research, Volume 188 (2020) Keywords: Ambient temperature Belgium mortality Short-term effect Urban heat island ...

Heat and health in Antwerp under climate change: Projected impacts and implications for prevention.

mortality Heatwaves Abstract: BACKGROUND: Excessive summer heat is a serious environmental health problem in several European cities. Heat-related mortality and morbidity is likely to increase under climate ...

Health risks in the cleaning industry: a Belgian census-linked mortality study (1991–2011)

Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Laura Van den Borre; Deboosere, Patrick Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, Volume 91, Issue 1 (2018) Health Topics:  Gezondheid en milieu Health and environm ...

Cadmium exposure in the population: from health risks to strategies of prevention.

and mortality. Environmental exposure to Cd increases total mortality in a continuous fashion without evidence of a threshold, independently of kidney function and other classical factors associated ...

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