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Heat related mortality in the two largest Belgian urban areas: A time series analysis
period, 1.5% of the deaths in Antwerp and 3.5% of the deaths in Brussels can be attributed to the effect of heat. The thresholds differed considerably from the most frequent temperature, particularly in ...
COVID-19-infectie bij kinderen in België. Resultaten van labo-surveillance, schoolgegevens en ziekenhuis surveillance 15/03-28/06/2020
stijgen. Tijdens het grootste deel van de periode die in dit rapport beschreven wordt, was afstandsonderwijs de regel, zeker voor de leerlingen van de middelbare scholen. In totaal werden 378 gevallen op ...
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 ...
Understanding New Psychoactive Substance (NPS) use in Belgium from a health perspective (NPS-Care)
a two-year period between March 2017 and June 2019. Commissioned and funded by Belgian Federal Science Policy, NPS care was coordinated by the University College of Ghent, joined by Sciensano as ...
Biological monitoring of exposure to pesticide residues among Belgian florists
compounds and metabolites) in their urines. A total of 42 urine samples (24-h urines) were collected from florists during their professional activities, on the three most important commercial periods. The ...
Alternating patterns of seasonal influenza activity in the WHO European Region following the 2009 pandemic, 2010-2018.
the study period. Influenza A virus subtypes alternated in dominance, except for 2013-2014 during which both cocirculated, and only one season (2017-2018) was B virus dominant. The median start week for ...
Excess all-cause mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe – preliminary pooled estimates from the EuroMOMO network, March to April 2020
countries/federal states participating in the European monitoring of excess mortality for public health action (EuroMOMO) network, for the period March–April 2020. Excess mortality particularly affected ≥ 65 year ...
Determinants of placental iodine concentrations in a mild-to-moderate iodine-deficient population: an ENVIRONAGE cohort study
Translational Medicine, Volume 18, Issue 1 (2020) Abstract: Background Iodine is an essential trace element for the production of thyroid hormones, and plays a key role during the gestational period for optimal ...
Use of psychiatric hospitals and social integration of patients with psychiatric disorders: a prospective cohort study in five European countries
situation, and friendship. Regression models were performed to test the association between LoS, the number of admissions, and the change in social integration over the study period, controlling for patients’ ...
NGS for (Hemato-) Oncology in Belgium: Evaluation of Laboratory Performance and Feasibility of a National External Quality Assessment Program
performed during the period 2017–2018 aiming firstly at establishing the state-of-the-art and secondly setting up a NGS-specific EQA program at the national level in the field of clinical (hemato-) oncology ...