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The direct disease burden of Covid-19 in Belgium in 2020 and 2021

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ID15358391
AuthorsBrecht Devleesschauwer (0000-0002-2867-6892, Sciensano (Belgium)), Lander Willems (0000-0002-9210-1196, University of Antwerp), Jure Jurčević (Sciensano (Belgium)), P Smith (0000-0003-3178-9924, UCLouvain), Aline Scohy (0000-0003-0510-5728, Sciensano (Belgium)), Grant M A Wyper (0000-0003-2854-5822, University of Glasgow), Sara M Pires (0000-0002-7751-1509, Technical University of Denmark), Nina Van Goethem (0000-0001-7316-6990, Sciensano (Belgium)), Philippe Beutels (0000-0001-5034-3595, University of Antwerp), Nicolas Franco (0000-0003-1688-8342, University of Namur), Steven Abrams (0000-0001-7353-9304, University of Antwerp), Dieter Van Cauteren (0000-0001-7470-4834, Sciensano (Belgium)), Niko Speybroeck (0000-0003-3322-3502, UCLouvain), Niel Hens (0000-0003-1881-0637, University of Antwerp), Robby De Pauw (0000-0002-4242-9062, Ghent University Hospital, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume23
Issue1
Pages1707-1707
Publication date2023-09-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-023-16572-0
PMID37667264
OpenAlexW4386420891
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited44

COVID-19 had a substantial impact on population health in Belgium, especially in 2020, when COVID-19 would have been the main cause of disease burden if all other causes had maintained their 2019 level

Biostatistics · Burden of disease · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Cost effectiveness · Disability-adjusted life year · Disease · Disease burden · Environmental health · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Life expectancy · Population · Public health · Quality-adjusted life year · Years of potential life lost · COVID-19 and healthcare impacts · COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies · Demography · Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 · Medicine · Epidemiology

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Highly citedNo
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