Periklis Charalampous, Elena Pallari, Stefanos Tyrovolas, Nicos Middleton, Mary Economou, Brecht Devleesschauwer & Juanita A. Haagsma Archives of Public Health, Volume 79, Article number: 138 (2021) Abstract Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) accounted for over 90% of all deaths in the
Recommendations to plan a national burden of disease study
Romana Haneef, Jürgen Schmidt, Anne Gallay, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Ian Grant, Alexander Rommel, Grant MA Wyper, Herman Van Oyen, Henk Hilderink, Thomas Ziese & John Newton Archives of Public Health , Volume 79, Article number: 126 (2021) Abstract Background The InfAct (Information for Action) project is a European
Use of health care services by people with substance use disorders in Belgium: a register-based cohort study
Luk Van Baelen, Els Plettinckx, Jérôme Antoine, Karin De Ridder, Brecht Devleesschauwer & Lies GremeauxArchives of Public Health, Volume 79, Article number: 112 (2021) Abstract Background The objective of the study was to describe the frequencies of health-care utilization by
A systematic review of prediction models to diagnose COVID-19 in adults admitted to healthcare centers
Médéa Locquet, Anh Nguyet Diep, Charlotte Beaudart, Nadia Dardenne, Christian Brabant, Olivier Bruyère & Anne-Françoise DonneauArchives of Public Health, Volume 79, Article number: 105 (2021) Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic is putting significant pressure on the hospital system. To help
SARS-CoV-2 screening among people living in homeless shelters in Brussels, Belgium
Michel Roland, Louisa Ben Abdelhafidh, Victoria Déom, Frank Vanbiervliet, Yves Coppieters, Judith RacapéIhttps://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0252886, June 15, 2021 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252886 Abstract Background Subgroups of precarious populations such as homeless people are more exposed to infection and at higher risk of developing severe
Determinants of adherence to COVID-19 measures among the Belgian population: an application of the protection motivation theory
Joris Adriaan Frank van Loenhout, Kirsten Vanderplanken, Bénédicte Scheen, Stephan Van den Broucke & Isabelle Aujoulat Archives of Public Health, Volume 79, Article number: 74 (2021) Abstract Background Since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Belgian government has implemented
Pitfalls of rubella serology while on the brink of elimination: evaluation of national data, Belgium, 2017
Sofie Colman ORCID icon, Kris Vernelen, Bernard China, Dorien Van den Bossche, Laura Cornelissen ORCID icon, Marie-Luce Delforge, Marijke Reynders, Mario Berth, Melissa Depypere, Natasja Van Gasse, Sara Vijgen, Jos Van Acker, An Boel Elizaveta Padalko Eurosurveillance, Volume 26, Issue
The association between migration and smoke-free families: how do migrants from different world regions compare?
Martin Mlinarić, Emma Kohler, Anton E Kunst, Vincent Lorant, Arja Rimpelä, Laura Hoffmann, Daniela Anastasi, Matthias Richter European Journal of Public Health, Volume 31, Issue 2, April 2021, Pages 333–340 Abstract Background Studies on adolescent secondhand smoke exposure within the
Impact of current or past physical activity level on functional capacities and body composition among elderly people: a cross-sectional analysis from the YMCA study
Fanny Buckinx, Éva Peyrusqué, Jordan Granet & Mylène Aubertin-Leheudre Archives of Public Health, Volume 79, Article number: 50 (2021) Abstract Background Physical activity (PA) is recognized as important predictor of healthy aging. However, the influence of the type of voluntary
Association between urban environment and mental health in Brussels, Belgium
Ingrid Pelgrims, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Madeleine Guyot, Hans Keune, Tim S. Nawrot, Roy Remmen, Nelly D. Saenen, Sonia Trabelsi, Isabelle Thomas, Raf Aerts, and Eva M. De Clercq BMC Public Health (2021) 21:635 Abstract Background Mental health disorders appear as a