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A Novel Approach to Optimize Vitamin D Intake in Belgium through Fortification Based on Representative Food Consumption Data

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

A population-based prevalence study of hepatitis A, B and C virus using oral fluid in Flanders, Belgium

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Acrylonitrile exposure assessment in the emergency responders of a major train accident in Belgium: a human biomonitoring study.

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Acrylonitrile exposure in the general population following a major train accident in Belgium: a human biomonitoring study.

scientific article published on 16 September 2014

Activity limitations predict health care expenditures in the general population in Belgium

scientific article published on 19 March 2015

Additional weighting for education affects estimates from a National Health Interview Survey.

scientific article published on 14 February 2017

Alternatives to prison for drug offenders in Belgium during the past decade

scientific article published on 09 October 2018

An integrated and sustainable EU health information system: national public health institutes' needs and possible benefits

scientific article published on 18 January 2017

Analysis of 13 million individual patient records pertaining to Pap smears, colposcopies, biopsies and surgery on the uterine cervix (Belgium, 1996-2000).

scientific article published on 09 March 2009

Annual acknowledgement of manuscript reviewers

article by Herman Van Oyen & Olivier Bruyère published 31 March 2015 in Archives of Public Health

Are cognitive impairment and depressive mood associated with increased service utilisation in community-dwelling elderly people?

scientific article published in January 2003

Assessing the validity of the Global Activity Limitation Indicator in fourteen European countries

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Association between educational level and vegetable use in nine European countries

scientific article published on 30 April 2009

Association between variables used in the field substitution and post-stratification adjustment in the Belgian health interview survey and non-response.

scientific article published on 26 April 2013

Association of physical activity, waist circumference and body mass index with subjective health among Belgian adults

scientific article published on 11 June 2013

Average daily nitrate and nitrite intake in the Belgian population older than 15 years

scientific article published on 06 July 2011

Barriers and opportunities for return-to-work of cancer survivors: time for action--rapid review and expert consultation

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Body and soul

scientific article published on 01 May 2008

Calculating disability-adjusted life years to quantify burden of disease

scientific article published on 22 April 2014

Cervical cancer screening in the Flemish region (Belgium): measurement of the attendance rate by telephone interview

scientific article published on August 1, 1997

Changes in health in Belgium, 1990-2016: a benchmarking analysis based on the global burden of disease 2016 study.

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Childhood leukaemia near nuclear sites in Belgium, 2002-2008.

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Children Following the Ghislenghien Gas Explosion: PTSD Predictors and Risk Factors

Combining primary care surveillance and a meta-analysis to estimate the incidence of the clinical manifestations of Lyme borreliosis in Belgium, 2015-2017

scientific article published on 28 December 2018

Communicating genetics and smoking through social media: are we there yet?

scientific article published on 09 September 2013

Comparative appraisal of educational inequalities in overweight and obesity among adults in 19 European countries.

scientific article published on 19 November 2009

Comparison of self-rated health and activity limitation as predictors of short term mortality in the older population.

scientific article published on 16 February 2015

Comparison of socio-economic indicators explaining inequalities in Healthy Life Years at age 50 in Europe: 2005 and 2010

scientific article published on 14 April 2015

Contextual factors and immigrants' health status: double jeopardy.

scientific article published on 30 October 2007

Contributing determinants of overall and wealth-related inequality in under-5 mortality in 13 African countries.

scientific article published on 23 May 2013

Contribution of Chronic Conditions to the Disability Burden across Smoking Categories in Middle-Aged Adults, Belgium

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Contribution of chronic conditions to disability in men and women in France

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

Contribution of chronic conditions to functional limitations using a multinomial outcome: results for the older population in Belgium and Brazil

scientific article published on 18 December 2017

Contribution of chronic conditions to gender disparities in disability in the older population in Brazil, 2013.

scientific article published on 23 June 2016

Contribution of chronic conditions to gender disparities in health expectancies in Belgium, 2001, 2004 and 2008

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

Contribution of chronic conditions to smoking differences in life expectancy with and without disability in Belgium

scientific article published on 01 October 2018

Contribution of chronic diseases to educational disparity in disability in France: results from the cross-sectional "disability-health" survey

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Contribution of chronic diseases to the disability burden in a population 15 years and older, Belgium, 1997-2008

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Contribution of chronic diseases to the mild and severe disability burden in Belgium

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Contribution of mortality and disability to the secular trend in health inequality at the turn of century in Belgium

scientific article published on 8 January 2011

DALY calculation in practice: a stepwise approach

scientific article published on 21 April 2014

Death toll exceeded 70,000 in Europe during the summer of 2003

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Decomposing Kenyan socio-economic inequalities in skilled birth attendance and measles immunization.

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Degree of exposure and peritraumatic dissociation as determinants of PTSD symptoms in the aftermath of the Ghislenghien gas explosion

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Determinants of folate status in pregnant women: results from a national cross-sectional survey in Belgium

scientific article published on August 22, 2012

Dietary animal and plant protein intakes and their associations with obesity and cardio-metabolic indicators in European adolescents: the HELENA cross-sectional study

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Dietary sources of animal and plant protein intake among Flemish preschool children and the association with socio-economic and lifestyle-related factors

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Dietary sources of energy and macronutrient intakes among Flemish preschoolers

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Dietary sources of fiber intake and its association with socio-economic factors among Flemish preschool children

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Differential inequity in health expectancy by region in Belgium

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Disability surveillance

scientific article published on 01 January 2004

Disabled inside

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Do Current Fortification and Supplementation Programs Assure Adequate Intake of Fat-Soluble Vitamins in Belgian Infants, Toddlers, Pregnant Women, and Lactating Women?

scientific article published on 16 February 2018

Does exposure type impact differentially over time on the development of mental health disturbances after a technological disaster?

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Does the association between smoking and mortality differ by educational level?

Eating out of home in Belgium: current situation and policy implications

scientific article published in April 2009

Educational differentials in disability vary across and within welfare regimes: a comparison of 26 European countries in 2009.

scientific article published on 6 November 2015

Educational inequalities in leisure-time physical activity in 15 European countries.

scientific article published on 6 June 2013

Environmental and genomic factors as well as interventions influencing smoking cessation: a systematic review of reviews and a proposed working model.

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Erratum

scholarly article published in International Journal of Public Health

European Commission's proposal for a council recommendation on cancer screening

scientific article published on August 2003

Evolution of educational inequalities in life and health expectancies at 25 years in Belgium between 2001 and 2011: a census-based study

scientific article published on 14 February 2019

Exposure to domoic acid through shellfish consumption in Belgium

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Fibre intake among the Belgian population by sex-age and sex-education groups and its association with BMI and waist circumference

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Fluoride intake through consumption of tap water and bottled water in Belgium

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Food consumption patterns among adolescent and young adult smokers

scientific article published on 10 September 2009

Food intakes by preschool children in Flanders compared with dietary guidelines

scientific article published on December 2008

Food sources and correlates of sodium and potassium intakes in Flemish pre-school children

scientific article published on 6 October 2011

Fortification of bread with iodized salt corrected iodine deficiency in school-aged children, but not in their mothers: a national cross-sectional survey in Belgium

scientific article published on 4 September 2012

Gender and educational differences in the association between smoking and health-related quality of life in Belgium.

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Gender differences in health of EU10 and EU15 populations: the double burden of EU10 men

scientific article published on November 4, 2010

Gender differences in healthy life years within the EU: an exploration of the "health-survival" paradox

scientific article published on 22 May 2012

Gender gaps in life expectancy and expected years with activity limitations at age 50 in the European Union: associations with macro-level structural indicators

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Genetic similarities between tobacco use disorder and related comorbidities: an exploratory study

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Harmonising summary measures of population health using global survey instruments

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High prevalence of thyroid disorders in pregnant women in a mildly iodine-deficient country: a population-based study

scientific article published on 11 July 2013

High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women: a national cross-sectional survey

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Household composition and suicidal behaviour in the adult population of Belgium

scientific article published on 15 November 2012

If I tweet will you cite later? Follow-up on the effect of social media exposure on article downloads and citations

scientific article published on 07 November 2020

If I tweet will you cite? The effect of social media exposure of articles on downloads and citations.

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Impact of Chronic Conditions and Multimorbidity on the Disability Burden in the Older Population in Belgium

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Impact of Question Wording on the Measurement of Activity Limitation: Evidence From a Randomized Test in France

scientific article published in October 2016

Impact of genetic notification on smoking cessation: systematic review and pooled-analysis

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Incidence rate, predictors and outcomes of interruption of HIV care: nationwide results from the Belgian HIV cohort

scientific article published on 05 July 2020

Inequalities in healthy life years in the 25 countries of the European Union in 2005: a cross-national meta-regression analysis

scientific article published on 17 November 2008

Innovative use of data sources: a cross-sectional study of data linkage and artificial intelligence practices across European countries

scientific article published on 10 June 2020

Intake of Fat-Soluble Vitamins in the Belgian Population: Adequacy and Contribution of Foods, Fortified Foods and Supplements

scientific article published on 11 August 2017

Iodine deficiency among Belgian pregnant women not fully corrected by iodine-containing multivitamins: a national cross-sectional survey

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Iron status and its determinants in a nationally representative sample of pregnant women

scientific article published on 24 January 2013

Low-dose Hydroxychloroquine Therapy and Mortality in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: A Nationwide Observational Study of 8075 Participants

scientific article published on 24 August 2020

Measuring disability: a systematic review of the validity and reliability of the Global Activity Limitations Indicator (GALI).

scientific article published on 28 May 2018

Mens sana in societate sana

scientific article published in January 2007

Methods to assess the contribution of diseases to disability using cross-sectional studies: comparison of different versions of the attributable fraction and the attribution method

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

Mild iodine deficiency in pregnancy in Europe and its consequences for cognitive and psychomotor development of children: a review

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Mind the gap--reaching the European target of a 2-year increase in healthy life years in the next decade

scientific article published on 13 March 2013

Monitoring of all-cause mortality in Belgium (Be-MOMO): a new and automated system for the early detection and quantification of the mortality impact of public health events.

scientific article published on 8 April 2010

Multilevel analysis of survey data

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Multinomial additive hazard model to assess the disability burden using cross-sectional data

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Multiple risk behaviour: increasing socio-economic gap over time?

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National public health system responses to diabetes and other important noncommunicable diseases

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National registries of rare diseases in Europe: an overview of the current situation and experiences

scientific article published on 9 September 2014

Neonatal thyroid-stimulating hormone concentration and psychomotor development at preschool age.

scientific article published on 08 July 2016

Neonatal thyroid-stimulating hormone concentrations in Belgium: a useful indicator for detecting mild iodine deficiency?

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Neonatal thyroid-stimulating hormone level is influenced by neonatal, maternal, and pregnancy factors

scientific article published on 2 September 2015

No Association between Elevated Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone at Birth and Parent-Reported Problem Behavior at Preschool Age.

scientific article published on 19 December 2016

Oral fluid as a medium for the detection of hepatitis B surface antigen

scientific article published in September 2005

Overall and within-food group diversity are associated with dietary quality in Belgium

scientific article published on 08 June 2010

PCDD/F levels in plasma of a belgian population before and after the 1999 belgian PCB/DIOXIN incident

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Plant and animal protein intake and its association with overweight and obesity among the Belgian population

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Potential impact of reduced tobacco use on life and health expectancies in Belgium

scientific article published on 28 November 2019

Projected reduction in healthcare costs in Belgium after optimization of iodine intake: impact on costs related to thyroid nodular disease

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Protocol of the PSYCHOTSH study: association between neonatal thyroid stimulating hormone concentration and intellectual, psychomotor and psychosocial development at 4-5 year of age: a retrospective cohort study

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Public health in the genomic era: will Public Health Genomics contribute to major changes in the prevention of common diseases?

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Quantifying burden of disease to support public health policy in Belgium: opportunities and constraints.

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Relative validity of a short qualitative food frequency questionnaire for use in food consumption surveys

scientific article published on 26 July 2012

Repeated 24-hour recalls versus dietary records for estimating nutrient intakes in a national food consumption survey

scientific article published on November 11, 2011

Reproducibility and validity of a diet quality index for children assessed using a FFQ.

scientific article published on 10 March 2010

Sample substitution can be an acceptable data-collection strategy: the case of the Belgian Health Interview Survey

scientific article published on 3 May 2017

Short-term health effects in the general population following a major train accident with acrylonitrile in Belgium

scientific article published on 14 April 2016

Small steps towards an EU health information system.

scientific article published on 28 June 2018

Socio-economic differences in participation of households in a Belgian national health survey

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Socioeconomic factors contributing to under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: a decomposition analysis.

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Statistical software for calculating properly weighted estimates from Health Interview Survey Data

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Status and potential of bacterial genomics for public health practice: a scoping review

scientific article published on 13 August 2019

Survey error in measuring socio-economic risk factors of health status: a comparison of a survey and a census

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The 1991–2004 Evolution in Life Expectancy by Educational Level in Belgium Based on Linked Census and Population Register Data

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The Belgian Health System Performance Report 2012: snapshot of results and recommendations to policy makers

scientific article published on 05 August 2013

The Global Activity Limitation Index measured function and disability similarly across European countries

scientific article published on 20 February 2010

The added value of food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) information to estimate the usual food intake based on repeated 24-hour recalls

scientific article published on 30 October 2017

The classification of health problems in health interview surveys: using the International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC).

scientific article published in January 2004

The effect of smoking on the duration of life with and without disability, Belgium 1997-2011.

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The gap between food-based dietary guidelines and usual food consumption in Belgium, 2004.

scientific article published on 22 April 2008

The genetic structure of the Belgian population.

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The global activity limitation indicator and self-rated health: two complementary predictors of mortality.

scientific article published on 11 May 2015

The impact of hearing disability on well-being and health

scientific article published on January 1, 2001

The joint action on healthy life years (JA: EHLEIS)

scientific article (publication date: 4 February 2013)

The potential impact of a social redistribution of specific risk factors on socioeconomic inequalities in mortality: illustration of a method based on population attributable fractions.

scientific article published on 3 July 2012

The use of the global activity limitation Indicator and healthy life years by member states and the European Commission.

scientific article published on 28 June 2018

Thyroid cancer incidence around the Belgian nuclear sites: surrogate exposure modelling.

scientific article published on 7 November 2014

Thyroid cancer incidence in the vicinity of nuclear sites in Belgium, 2000-2008.

scientific article published in May 2014

Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Concentration at Birth in Belgian Neonates and Cognitive Development at Preschool Age.

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Towards a sustainable EU health information system infrastructure: A consensus driven approach

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Trends in health expectancy indicators in the older adult population in Belgium between 1997 and 2004.

scientific article published on 20 May 2008

Trends in social inequalities in obesity: Belgium, 1997 to 2004.

scientific article published on 8 October 2008

Using mortality follow-up of surveys to estimate social inequalities in healthy life years.

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Using multiple measures of inequalities to study the time trends in social inequalities in smoking

scientific article published on 17 June 2012

Using multiple measures to assess changes in social inequalities for breast cancer screening.

scientific article published on 30 August 2013

Variance estimation methods for health expectancy by relative socio-economic status

scientific article published on 06 February 2008

Variation in energy and nutrient intakes among pre-school children: implications for study design

scientific article published on 4 June 2008

Women's excess unhealthy life years: disentangling the unhealthy life years gap

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Words, words, words

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[Informal health care in Belgium]

scientific article published on 01 April 2007