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SUBMITTER: Papadopoulos T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6518509 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Papadopoulos Theofilos T Klamer Sofieke S Jacquinet Stephanie S Catry Boudewijn B Litzroth Amber A Mortgat Laure L Mamouris Pavlos P Rebolledo Javiera J Vaes Bert B Van Cauteren Dieter D Van der Heyden Johan J Beutels Philippe P Devleesschauwer Brecht B
Epidemiology and infection 20190101
Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) remains a common condition in both low- and high-income countries. In Belgium, however, there is currently a lack of information on the societal health and economic impact of AGE. We conducted a retrospective study using mortality and cause-of-death data, hospital data, primary care data, health interview survey data and other published data. We estimated the burden of illness during a 5-year period (2010-2014) in Belgium in terms of deaths, patients admitted to hospi ...[more]