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Variation in smoking attributable all-cause mortality across municipalities in Belgium, 2018: application of a Bayesian approach for small area estimations
Bayesian hierarchical model Small area estimations Smoking attributable mortality Smoking prevalence Abstract: Background Smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable mortality and morbidity ...
Association between temperature and natural mortality in Belgium: Effect modification by individual characteristics and residential environment
daily temperature, respectively, with the minimum mortality temperature. For cold, we cumulated the risk over lags of 0 to 28 days before death and 0 to 7 days for heat. We carried out stratified analyses ...
Human health and economic impact of neurocysticercosis in Uganda
Neurocysticercosis (NCC), caused by the pork tapeworm Taenia solium, is a major cause of acquired epilepsy in endemic regions. The Republic of Uganda, one of the great-lakes nations in East Africa, has undergone major ...
Surveillance of COVID-19 mortality in Belgium, epidemiology and methodology during 1st and 2nd wave (March 2020- 14 February 2021)
Coronavirus COVID-19 mortality Surveillance Abstract: This report provides epidemiological figures about the characteristics of COVID-19 deaths during the first wave (1 March 2020 until 21 June 2020), the inter ...
Excess mortality during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 epidemic in Belgium
Coronavirus COVID-19 mortality Excess mortality mortality Surveillance Abstract: COVID-19 mortality was highly correlated with excess all-cause mortality during the first two waves of the epidemic. ...
Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 in people with cystic fibrosis in Europe between February and June 2020.
infections can cause significant morbidity in cystic fibrosis (CF). The current Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic could therefore have a serious impact on the health of ...
Establishing an ad hoc COVID-19 mortality surveillance during the first epidemic wave in Belgium, 1 March to 21 June 2020
COVID-19-related mortality in Belgium has drawn attention for two reasons: its high level, and a good completeness in reporting of deaths. An ad hoc surveillance was established to register COVID-19 death numbers in ...
Estimating the direct Covid-19 disability-adjusted life years impact on the Malta population for the first full year
Covid-19 in Malta (March 2020–1), out of which 1636 required hospitalisation and 331 deaths, contributing to 5478 DALY s. These DALY s positioned Covid-19 as the fourth leading cause of disease in Malta. ...
Risk factors and their contribution to population health in the European Union (EU-28) countries in 2007 and 2017
burden of disease network European Union Global Burden of Disease Study Risk Factors Abstract: Background The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study has generated a wealth of data on death and disability ...
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
most but not all studied causes of death in a large representative cohort for the five largest urban areas in Belgium. These findings support the importance of the availability of residential green space ...