Résultats de la recherche - 17 results
Associations of heat with diseases and specific symptoms in Flanders, Belgium: An 8-year retrospective study of general practitioner registration data.
hospital data. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to quantify the association between ambient temperature and a variety of potentially heat-related medical conditions and symptoms using general practitioner (GP) data, in ...
Policy Brief – Survivorship is cancer survivorship the poor cousin of cancer control within the EBCP?
71% for the 2014–18 period in Belgium [2]. Cancer survivors experience a wide range of problems related to physical and mental functioning, including symptoms such as fatigue and pain, sexual problems, ...
Assessing mental health from registry data: What is the best proxy?
Volume 183 (2024) Keywords: epidemiology Medical Informatics Mental health Abstract: Objective Medical registries frequently underestimate the prevalence of health problems compared with surveys. This ...
Direct impact of COVID-19 by estimating disability-adjusted life years at national level in France in 2020
objective of this study was to estimate the direct impact of COVID-19 in France in 2020, using DALY s to combine the population health impact of infection fatalities, acute symptomatic infections and their ...
Understanding sexual transmission dynamics and transmission contexts of monkeypox virus: a mixed-methods study of the early outbreak in Belgium (May-June 2022).
OBJECTIVE: The available epidemiological and clinical evidence from the currently ongoing monkeypox (MPX) outbreak in non-endemic areas suggests an important factor of sexual transmission. However, limited ...
Management of tick bites and suspicion of Lyme disease in Belgian primary care: compliance with national guidelines
serology. Only symptomatic confirmed cases require prescription of antibiotics. Research questions: The objective is to assess GP ’s compliance with 2017 Belgian national guidelines regarding tick bite and ...
Incidence and Risk Factors of COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Infections: A Prospective Cohort Study in Belgium.
Abstract: The objective of this study was to investigate the incidence and risk factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infections. We included all persons ≥18 years that had been fully ...
Association of Endometrial Cancer Risk With Postmenopausal Bleeding in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
(PMB), a common symptom of endometrial cancer, may be a useful strategy; however, PMB is not specific for endometrial cancer and is often caused by benign conditions. OBJECTIVE: To provide a reference of ...
Association of Endometrial Cancer Risk With Postmenopausal Bleeding in Women
https://www.sciensano.be/fr/biblio/association-endometrial-cancer-risk-postmenopausal-bleeding-women
detection and prevention strategies among women at increased risk. Focusing efforts on women with postmenopausal bleeding (PMB), a common symptom of endometrial cancer, may be a useful strategy; however, PMB ...
Short-term health effects in the general population following a major train accident with acrylonitrile in Belgium.
the accident. OBJECTIVES: (1) To describe the short-term health effects that were reported by the evacuated residents following the train accident, and (2) to explore the association between the CEV ...