Local approach to attributable disease burden: a case study on air pollution and mortality in Belgium
Aggregated local burden estimates prove to be accurate compared to the global approach. This means the local method shows potential for comparing areas and population groups at subnational level, where estimates can be generated in a flexible manner depending on research or policy needs.
Authors
- A. Pauwels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7519-8080)
- Claire Demoury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5896-9808)
- Brecht Devleesschauwer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2867-6892)
- Eva M. De Clercq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0578-9771)
Institutions
- Victim Support (GB)
- Ghent University (BE)
- Sciensano (Belgium) (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-07-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23625-z
- Primary Topic
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00