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Estimating risk factor attributable burden – challenges and potential solutions when using the comparative risk assessment methodology
methodology is commonly used to estimate the share of the burden attributable to risk factors. The aim of this paper is to identify and address some selected important challenges associated with CRA, ...
Post COVID-19 condition and its physical, mental and social implications: protocol of a 2-year longitudinal cohort study in the Belgian adult population
the 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 ...
Past, present, and future trends of overweight and obesity in Belgium using Bayesian age-period-cohort models
significant risk factors of the twenty-first century related to an increased risk in the occurrence of non-communicable diseases and associated increased healthcare costs. To estimate the future impact of ...
Variation in smoking attributable all-cause mortality across municipalities in Belgium, 2018: application of a Bayesian approach for small area estimations
inform local public health prevention campaigns as well as contribute to explaining the regional differences in mortality. Health Topics: Lifestyle risk factors Facteurs de risque liés au mode de vie ...
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 ...
Non-specific symptoms and post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome in patients with Lyme borreliosis: a prospective cohort study in Belgium (2016–2020)
syndrome (PTLDS). This study aimed to compare the occurrence of symptoms between LB patients and controls, to estimate the proportion of LB patients developing PTLDS and to identify risk factors. Methods ...
Fasciola spp. in Southeast Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
gather recent information on the distribution and prevalence of and the associated risk factors for Fasciola spp. infections in humans, animals, and plant carriers in Southeast Asia. Methods. Bibliographic ...
Assessing the burden of Taenia solium cysticercosis in Burundi, 2020
solium cysticercosis is a zoonotic disease that is endemic in many low- and middle-income countries where risk factors for disease transmission are present. The economic impact of cysticercosis on public ...
Modeling the migration of chemicals from food contact materials to food: The MERLIN-expo/VERMEER toolbox
with reasonable safety factors. Health Topics: Food contact materials Food consumption and food safety Matériaux en contact avec des denrées alimentaires Voedselcontactmaterialen Consommation et ...
Residential Exposure to Urban Trees and Medication Sales for Mood Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease in Brussels, Belgium: An Ecological Study
calculated from reimbursement information on medication prescribed to adults (19–64 years of age). The medication sales data were provided by sex at the census tract level. Generalized log-linear models were ...