Search Results - "Archives of public health = Archives belges de santé publique"

Smart wearable body sensors for patient self-assessment and monitoring by Appelboom, Geoff, Camacho, Elvis, Abraham, Mickey E, Bruce, Samuel S, Dumont, Emmanuel Lp, Zacharia, Brad E, D'Amico, Randy, Slomian, Justin, Reginster, Jean Yves, Bruyère, Olivier, Connolly, Jr, E Sander

“…Innovations in mobile and electronic healthcare are revolutionizing the involvement of both doctors and patients in the modern healthcare system by extending…”
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The influence of education on health: an empirical assessment of OECD countries for the period 1995-2015 by Raghupathi, Viju, Raghupathi, Wullianallur

“…A clear understanding of the macro-level contexts in which education impacts health is integral to improving national health administration and policy. In this…”
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The prevalence of electronic cigarettes vaping globally: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Tehrani, Hadi, Rajabi, Abdolhalim, Ghelichi-Ghojogh, Mousa, Nejatian, Mahbobeh, Jafari, Alireza

“…The purpose of this systematic review study was to determine the national, regional, and global prevalence of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) vaping. The…”
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Sarcopenia: burden and challenges for public health by Beaudart, Charlotte, Rizzoli, René, Bruyère, Olivier, Reginster, Jean-Yves, Biver, Emmanuel

“…Sarcopenia, operationally defined as the loss of muscle mass and muscle function, is a major health condition associated with ageing, and contributes to many…”
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Metaprop: a Stata command to perform meta-analysis of binomial data by Nyaga, Victoria N, Arbyn, Marc, Aerts, Marc

“…Meta-analyses have become an essential tool in synthesizing evidence on clinical and epidemiological questions derived from a multitude of similar studies…”
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Optimal strategies for COVID-19 prevention from global evidence achieved through social distancing, stay at home, travel restriction and lockdown: a systematic review by Girum, Tadele, Lentiro, Kifle, Geremew, Mulugeta, Migora, Biru, Shewamare, Sisay, Shimbre, Mulugeta Shegaze

“…Abstract Background Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a global public health agenda with high level of pandemicity. There is no effective treatment, but…”
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Correlation of fasting and postprandial plasma glucose with HbA1c in assessing glycemic control; systematic review and meta-analysis by Ketema, Ezra Belay, Kibret, Kelemu Tilahun

“…Glycemic control in diabetes mellitus is a cornerstone in reducing morbidity and mortality of the disease. Achieving glycemic control or reducing hyperglycemia…”
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Burden of frailty in the elderly population: perspectives for a public health challenge by Buckinx, Fanny, Rolland, Yves, Reginster, Jean-Yves, Ricour, Céline, Petermans, Jean, Bruyère, Olivier

“…Frailty is a major health condition associated with ageing. Although the concept is almost universally accepted, its operational definition remains…”
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History of global burden of disease assessment at the World Health Organization by Mathers, Colin D

“…The World Health Organization collaborated in the first Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD), published in the 1993 World Development Report. This paper…”
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How to deal with COVID-19 epidemic-related lockdown physical inactivity and sedentary increase in youth? Adaptation of Anses’ benchmarks by Margaritis, Irène, Houdart, Sabine, El Ouadrhiri, Youssef, Bigard, Xavier, Vuillemin, Anne, Duché, Pascale

“…Abstract Faced with the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, regulatory measures aiming to prevent interpersonal contaminations have been undertaken and among…”
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Factors influencing access and utilization of health services among older people during the COVID - 19 pandemic: a scoping review by Bastani, Peivand, Mohammadpour, Mohammadtaghi, Samadbeik, Mahnaz, Bastani, Misagh, Rossi-Fedele, Giampiero, Balasubramanian, Madhan

“…Access to healthcare and service utilization are both considered essential factors for improving the general health and wellbeing of older people, especially…”
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The effect of education based on health belief model on promoting preventive behaviors of hypertensive disease in staff of the Iran University of Medical Sciences by Azadi, Nemam Ali, Ziapour, Arash, Lebni, Javad Yoosefi, Irandoost, Seyed Fahim, Abbas, Jaffar, Chaboksavar, Fakhreddin

“…Hypertension is one of the major causes of many diseases, such as heart attack, strokes, kidney failure, and many internal disorders. This presentresearch…”
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Metadta: a Stata command for meta-analysis and meta-regression of diagnostic test accuracy data - a tutorial by Nyaga, Victoria Nyawira, Arbyn, Marc

“…Although statistical procedures for pooling of several epidemiological metrics are generally available in statistical packages, those for meta-analysis of…”
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A review and framework for understanding the potential impact of poor solid waste management on health in developing countries by Ziraba, Abdhalah K, Haregu, Tilahun Nigatu, Mberu, Blessing

“…The increase in solid waste generated per capita in Africa has not been accompanied by a commensurate growth in the capacity and funding to manage it. It is…”
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Children who are both wasted and stunted are also underweight and have a high risk of death: a descriptive epidemiology of multiple anthropometric deficits using data from 51 countries by Myatt, Mark, Khara, Tanya, Schoenbuchner, Simon, Pietzsch, Silke, Dolan, Carmel, Lelijveld, Natasha, Briend, André

“…Wasting and stunting are common. They are implicated in the deaths of almost two million children each year and account for over 12% of disability-adjusted…”
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Burden and trends of brain and central nervous system cancer from 1990 to 2019 at the global, regional, and country levels by Fan, Yang, Zhang, Xian, Gao, Chao, Jiang, Shuai, Wu, Haoze, Liu, Zhanhui, Dou, Taotao

“…Abstract Background Regularly updated epidemiological data on the burden of brain and central nervous system (CNS) cancers are important in the prioritization…”
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Short-term impact of the COVID-19 confinement measures on health behaviours and weight gain among adults in Belgium by Drieskens, Sabine, Berger, Nicolas, Vandevijvere, Stefanie, Gisle, Lydia, Braekman, Elise, Charafeddine, Rana, De Ridder, Karin, Demarest, Stefaan

“…In Belgium, confinement measures were introduced on the 13th of March 2020 to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). These measures may affect…”
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Rapid establishment of a national surveillance of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Belgium by Van Goethem, Nina, Vilain, Aline, Wyndham-Thomas, Chloé, Deblonde, Jessika, Bossuyt, Nathalie, Lernout, Tinne, Rebolledo Gonzalez, Javiera, Quoilin, Sophie, Melis, Vincent, Van Beckhoven, Dominique

“…In response to the COVID-19 epidemic, caused by a novel coronavirus, it was of great importance to rapidly collect as much accurate information as possible in…”
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A comprehensive analysis on child mortality and its determinants in Bangladesh using frailty models by Khan, Jahidur Rahman, Awan, Nabil

“…Bangladesh has experienced a significant reduction of child mortality over the past decades which helped achieve the Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG 4)…”
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Measuring disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) due to COVID-19 in Scotland, 2020 by Wyper, Grant M A, Fletcher, Eilidh, Grant, Ian, McCartney, Gerry, Fischbacher, Colin, Harding, Oliver, Jones, Hannah, de Haro Moro, Maria Teresa, Speybroeck, Niko, Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Stockton, Diane L

“…Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) combine the impact of morbidity and mortality and can enable comprehensive, and comparable, assessments of direct and…”
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