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Population vulnerability to COVID-19 in Europe: a burden of disease analysis
population-level vulnerability. Results Countries with the highest proportions of elderly residents were Italy, Greece, Germany, Portugal and Finland. When assessments of population-level YLD rates for COVID-19 vulnerable health ...
Residential green space and medication sales for childhood asthma: A longitudinal ecological study in Belgium
residence on OAD medication sales. Models were adjusted for air pollution (PM 10), housing quality and administrative region. Results: Consistent associations between OAD medication sales and relative covers ...
Residential green space and seasonal distress in a cohort of tree pollen allergy patients
health (GHQ-12), perceived presence of allergenic trees (hazel, alder, birch) near the residence and residential green space area within 1 km distance [high (≥3 m) and low (<3 m) green]. Results were ...
The protective effect of rural life on mite sensitization disappears among urban migrants in the South of Vietnam.
compared according to both their home types and places of birth and residences. RESULTS: The concentration of endotoxin (but not mite allergen) was higher in rural compared to urban dusts (440 (95% CI: ...
Predictors of nursing-home entry for elders in Belgium
present study aims to identify predictors of NHE in a representative sample of Belgian community dwelling older residents. Methods: Date from the participants of the Belgian health interview survey (BHIS) ...
Imported malaria and artemisinin-based combination therapy failure in travellers returning to Belgium: A retrospective study.
residents. Here, we describe recent trends of imported malaria to Belgium and characterize the first cases of P.falciparum failure to artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT). METHODS: National surveillance ...
Determinants of persistent organic pollutant (POP) concentrations in human breast milk of a cross-sectional sample of primiparous mothers in Belgium
usually associated with higher POP concentrations. Rural residency and consumption of home-produced eggs, fatty fish and fish oil supplements were associated with higher concentrations of DDT and DDE. ...
Determinants of unit nonresponse in multi-mode data collection: A multilevel analysis.
nonresponse was higher among youngsters, non-Belgian participants, people with a lower educational levels and those belonging to a lower income household, residents of Brussels and Wallonia, and people with ...
Prevalence of healthcare-associated infections, estimated incidence and composite antimicrobial resistance index in acute care hospitals and long-term care facilities: results from two European point prevalence surveys, 2016 to 2017
and 117,138 residents from 2,221 long-term care facilities (LTCF) in 23 countries. After national validation, we estimated that 6.5% (cumulative 95% confidence interval (cCI): 5.4–7.8%) patients in ACH ...
Antimicrobial use in European long-term care facilities: results from the third point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use, 2016 to 2017
confidence interval: 4.8–5.1) of LTCF residents in the EU / EEA participating countries received at least one antimicrobial. The most commonly reported Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) groups were ...