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Environmental degradation and the increasing burden of allergic disease: The need to determine the impact of nitrogen pollution
result in an escalating burden of allergic disease. It is urgently needed to quantify the impact of nitrogen pollution on plant and pollen traits that determine allergenicity and symptom severity to ...
Non-response bias in the analysis of the association between mental health and the urban environment: a cross-sectional study in Brussels, Belgium
non-response and potential determinants was explored through logistic regressions. Results Participants with low income, low educational levels, lower or higher age or in households with children were less ...
SARS-CoV-2 infection prevention and control measures in Belgian schools between December 2020 and June 2021 and their association with seroprevalence: a cross-sectional analysis of a prospective cohort study
the implementation of IPC measures as ‘poor’, ‘moderate’ or ‘thorough’. Saliva samples were collected from pupils and staff to determine the SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence. To assess the association between ...
Estimating Years of Life Lost due to COVID-19 over the first two years of the pandemic in Cyprus: comparisons across areas, age, and sex
estimated. We aimed to determine YLL linked to COVID-19 over the first two years (March 2020–March 2022) of the pandemic in Cyprus, by areas, and by age and sex. COVID-19 YLL was estimated by multiplying ...
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and determinants for salivary seropositivity among pupils and school staff: a prospective cohort study
151 (2023) Keywords: Cohort DETERMINANTS oral samples SARS-CoV-2 Schools serology Abstract: Representative school data on SARS-CoV-2 past-infection are scarce, and differences between pupils and staff ...
Aluminium intake through the consumption of selected baby foods and risk characterization in a population of Brazilian infants aged 0 to 36 months
combining mean levels of Al in 171 samples of baby foods (infant formula, meat/vegetable purees, fruit purees, petit-suisse and cereals), analytically determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission ...
Within-Person Associations of Accelerometer-Assessed Physical Activity With Time-Varying Determinants in Older Adults: Time-Based Ecological Momentary Assessment
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Maes, Iris; Mertens, Lieze; Poppe, Louise; Vetrovsky, Tomas; Crombez, Geert; De Backere, Femke; Brondeel, Ruben; Van Dyck, Delfien Source: JMIR Aging, Volume 6 (2023) Full text language: English ...
Evaluation of a Liquid Media MALDI-TOF MS Protocol for the Identification of Dermatophytes Isolated from Infections.
schools and represents a global health problem. Correct identification of the infection agent is essential in the determination of the infection source, epidemiological course, and treatment initiation. The ...
High diversity of yeast species and strains responsible for vulvovaginal candidiasis in South-East Gabon.
genetic structure of the C. albicans strains was determined by multiple locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis using 4 microsatellite markers. RESULTS: The mean and median age of the patients was 31 ...
Preventiebarometer: Tabak
Keywords: DETERMINANTS Health related behaviors POPULATION survey tobacco Health Topics: Risicofactoren in de levensstijl Lifestyle risk factors Facteurs de risque liés au mode de vie Manuscript versions: ...