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Unraveling social health inequalities during COVID-19 in Belgium: the vital role of data linkages
challenges. This case study offers insights into the development of a highly sensitive linkage between COVID-19 hospital data and information related to social and health use in Belgium. Methods The HELICON ...
Establishing disease models for the Belgian national burden of disease study: challenges and perspectives
Journal of Public Health, Volume 34, Issue Supplement_3, Lisbon, Portugal (2024) Keywords: burden of disease Abstract: Abstract The Belgian national burden of disease study (BeBOD) was launched in 2022, and ...
The burden of psoriasis in Belgium, 2021
psoriasis was assumed to be zero, in line with the Global Burden of Disease study (GBD) 2019. We assessed three data sources containing information on existing cases with psoriasis in Belgium. Based on ...
Metagenomics-based tracing of genetically modified microorganism contaminations in commercial fermentation products
occur frequently. Insight into the contamination source of a GMM is of crucial importance to allow the competent authorities to take appropriate action. The aim of this study was to explore the ...
The GEN-ERA toolbox: unified and reproducible workflows for research in microbial genomics
taxonomy, as exemplified by our case study on Gloeobacterales. Manuscript versions: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giad022 File: Version: Published Full text access: Public Access Full text ...
What makes an epidemic a disaster: the future of epidemics within the EM-DAT International Disaster Database.
the lack of a standardized methodology to define what will be included under an epidemic disaster. METHODS: We conducted a sequential study that included an online survey of experts in infectious ...
Green space at school and attention in primary school children in Belgium: a stratified matched case-control study
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Raf Aerts; Van Calster, Hans; Ozen, Melike; Benchrih, Rafiqa; Heyman, Sophie; Swerts, Edith; Wuyts, Arlien; Lammens, Liesa; Lommelen, Els; Leone, Michael; Wanner, Saskia; Brulein, Harmony; Grosla ...
Particle size analysis of iron hydroxide adipate tartrate (IHAT) in a food supplement: Interlaboratory testing of a dynamic light scattering method
laboratories of EU Member States are required to conduct compliance testing of novel foods, including IHAT, against approved specifications. In the case of IHAT, the authorised specifications include the ...
COVID-19 mortality statistics: a comparative study of epidemiological surveillance data and death certificates in 2020 in Belgium
delay in availability of the cause of death database (COD). Understanding differences and limitations in both databases is crucial for contextualising COVID-19 mortality statistics. This study assesses ...
Physicochemical characterization and genotoxicity assessment of nanomaterials using new approach methodologies
applied in the food chain, is particularly promising as illustrated in case studies examining iron (hydr)oxides applied as food additive, and copper oxides applied as plant protection product and feed ...