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Changes in health in Belgium, 1990-2016: a benchmarking analysis based on the Global Burden of Disease 2016 study
Maertens de Noordhout C, Van Oyen H, Speybroeck N, Devleesschauwer B.
BMC Public Health. 2018; 18:775
Belgium ⁃ Burden

Economic impact of bovine cysticercosis and taeniosis caused by Taenia saginata in Belgium
Jansen F, Dorny P, Trevisan C, Dermauw V, Laranjo-González M, Allepuz A, Dupuy C, Krit M, Gabriël S, Devleesschauwer B.
Parasit Vectors. 2018; 11:241
Belgium ⁃ Burden ⁃ CYSTINET ⁃ Foodborne disease

Educational inequalities in premature mortality by region in the Belgian population in the 2000s
Renard F, Devleesschauwer B, Gadeyne S, Tafforeau J, Deboosere P.
Arch Public Health. 2017; 75:44
Belgium ⁃ Health inequalities

Gender and educational differences in the association between smoking and health-related quality of life in Belgium
Charafeddine R, Demarest S, Cleemput I, Van Oyen H, Devleesschauwer B.
Prev Med. 2017; 105:280-286
Belgium ⁃ Health inequalities ⁃ Health-related quality of life

Burden of salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis and listeriosis: a time series analysis, Belgium, 2012 to 2020
Maertens de Noordhout C, Devleesschauwer B, Haagsma JA, Havelaar AH, Bertrand S, Vandenberg O, Quoilin S, Brandt PT, Speybroeck N.
Euro Surveill. 2017; 22:30615
Belgium ⁃ Burden ⁃ Foodborne disease

Intake of fat-soluble vitamins in the Belgian population: adequacy and contribution of foods, fortified foods and supplements
Moyersoen I, Devleesschauwer B, Dekkers A, De Ridder K, Tafforeau J, Van Camp J, Van Oyen H, Lachat C.
Nutrients. 2017; 9:860
Belgium

The HUMTICK study: protocol for a prospective cohort study on post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome and the disease and cost burden of Lyme borreliosis in Belgium
Geebelen L, Lernout T, Kabamba-Mukadi B, Saegeman V, Sprong H, Van Gucht S, Beutels P, Speybroeck N, Tersago K.
Arch Public Health. 2017; 75:42
Belgium ⁃ Burden

Public health impact of congenital toxoplasmosis and cytomegalovirus infection in Belgium, 2013: a systematic review and data synthesis
Smit GSA, Padalko E, Van Acker J, Hens N, Dorny P, Speybroeck N, Devleesschauwer B.
Clin Infect Dis. 2017; 65:661-668
Belgium ⁃ Burden ⁃ Foodborne disease

Trends in educational inequalities in premature mortality in Belgium between the 1990s and the 2000s: the contribution of specific causes of deaths
Renard F, Gadeyne S, Devleesschauwer B, Tafforeau J, Deboosere P.
J Epidemiol Community Health. 2017; 71:371-380
Belgium ⁃ Burden ⁃ Health inequalities

Cost-effectiveness and budget effect analysis of a population-based skin cancer screening
Pil L, Hoorens I, Vossaert K, Kruse V, Tromme I, Speybroeck N, Annemans L, Brochez L.
JAMA Dermatol. 2017; 153:147-153
Belgium ⁃ Cost-effectiveness

Cost-effectiveness of screening for active cases of tuberculosis in Flanders, Belgium
Smit GSA, Apers L, Arrazole de Onate W, Beutels P, Dorny P, Forier A-M, Janssens K, Macq J, Mak R, Schol S, Wildemeersch D, Speybroeck N, Devleesschauwer B.
Bull World Health Organ. 2017; 95:27-35
Belgium ⁃ Cost-effectiveness

Burden of skin cancer in Belgium and cost-effectiveness of primary prevention by reducing ultraviolet exposure
Pil L, Hoorens I, Vossaert K, Kruse V, Tromme I, Speybroeck N, Brochez L, Annemans L.
Prev Med. 2017; 93:177-182
Belgium ⁃ Burden ⁃ Cost-effectiveness

Cost-effectiveness analysis in melanoma detection: a transition model applied to dermoscopy
Tromme I, Legrand C, Devleesschauwer B, Leiter U, Suciu S, Eggermont A, Sacré L, Baurain J-F, Thomas L, Beutels P, Speybroeck N.
Eur J Cancer. 2016; 67:38-45
Belgium ⁃ Cost-effectiveness

Comorbidities and factors associated with central nervous system infections and death in non-perinatal listeriosis: a clinical case series
Maertens de Noordhout C, Devleesschauwer B, Maertens de Noordhout A, Blocher J, Haagsma JA, Havelaar AH, Speybroeck N.
BMC Infect Dis. 2016; 16:256
Belgium ⁃ Burden ⁃ Foodborne disease

Melanoma burden by melanoma stage: assessment through a disease transition model
Tromme I, Legrand C, Devleesschauwer B, Leiter U, Suciu S, Eggermont A, Francart J, Calay F, Haagsma JA, Baurain J, Thomas L, Beutels P, Speybroeck N.
Eur J Cancer. 2016; 53:33-41
Belgium ⁃ Burden

Health related quality of life in melanoma patients expressed as utilities and disability weights
Tromme I, Devleesschauwer B, Beutels P, Richez P, Leroy A, Baurain J-F, Cornelis F, Bertrand C, Legrand N, Degueldre J, Thomas L, Legrand C, Lambert J, Haagsma J, Speybroeck N.
Br J Dermatol. 2014; 171:1443-1450
Belgium ⁃ Disability weights

Quantifying burden of disease to support public health policy in Belgium: opportunities and constraints
Devleesschauwer B, Maertens de Noordhout C, Smit GSA, Duchateau L, Dorny P, Stein C, Van Oyen H, Speybroeck N.
BMC Public Health. 2014; 14:1196
Belgium ⁃ Burden

Selective use of sequential digital dermoscopy imaging allows a cost reduction in the melanoma detection process: a Belgian study of patients with a single or a small number of atypical nevi
Tromme I, Devleesschauwer B, Beutels P, Richez P, Praet N, SacrÃ© L, Marot L, Van Eeckhout P, Theate I, Baurain JF, Lambert J, Legrand C, Thomas L, Speybroeck N.
PLOS ONE. 2014; 9:e109339
Belgium ⁃ Cost-effectiveness

The health and economic burden of haemophilia in Belgium: a rare, expensive and challenging disease
Henrard S, Devleesschauwer B, Beutels P, Callens M, De Smet F, Hermans C, Speybroeck N.
Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2014; 9:39
Belgium ⁃ Burden

Evidence-based semi-quantitative methodology for prioritization of food-borne zoonoses
Cardoen S, Van Huffel X, Berkvens D, Quoilin S, Ducoffre G, Saegerman C, Speybroeck N, Imberechts H, Herman L, Ducatelle R, Dierick K.
Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2009; 6:1083-1096
Belgium ⁃ Foodborne disease ⁃ Risk ranking