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

• Main Authors: Brecht Devleesschauwer (Author), Lander Willem (Author), Jure Jurčević (Author), Pierre Smith (Author), Aline Scohy (Author), Grant M. A. Wyper (Author), Sara Monteiro Pires (Author), Nina Van Goethem (Author), Philippe Beutels (Author), Nicolas Franco (Author), Steven Abrams (Author), Dieter Van Cauteren (Author), Niko Speybroeck (Author), Niel Hens (Author), Robby De Pauw (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Burden of disease estimates have become important population health metrics over the past decade to measure losses in health. In Belgium, the disease burden caused by COVID-19 has not yet been estimated, although COVID-19 has emerged as one of the most important diseases. Therefo...