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https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa0810084 Screening and Prostate-Cancer Mortality in a Randomized European Study
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(14)60525-0 Screening and prostate cancer mortality: results of the European Randomised Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) at 13 years of follow-up
https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa1113135 Prostate-Cancer Mortality at 11 Years of Follow-up
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2019.02.009 A 16-yr Follow-up of the European Randomized study of Screening for Prostate Cancer
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(87)91683-7 YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA INFECTIONS AND PORK: THE MISSING LINK
https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa1201637 Quality-of-Life Effects of Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening
https://doi.org/10.1177/000456329703400103 Proposals for Setting Generally Applicable Quality Goals Solely Based on Biology
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00027428 Method for biological quality assessment of watercourses in Belgium
https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2014-306174 Epidemiology of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in Europe: a register-based study
https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2222.2000.00939.x Does the use of antibiotics in early childhood increase the risk of asthma and allergic disease?
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2002.tb01019.x Gentamicin resistance genes in environmental bacteria: prevalence and transfer
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h5949 Long term trends in prevalence of neural tube defects in Europe: population based study
Etiology of acute diarrhoea among children in developing countries: a multicentre study in five countries.
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(00)04822-4 Renal function, cytogenetic measurements, and sexual development in adolescents in relation to environmental pollutants: a feasibility study of biomarkers
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2009.07.018 Prostate Cancer Mortality Reduction by Prostate-Specific Antigen–Based Screening Adjusted for Nonattendance and Contamination in the European Randomised Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC)
https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0800003 Intrauterine Exposure to Environmental Pollutants and Body Mass Index during the First 3 Years of Life
https://doi.org/10.1136/fetalneonatal-2011-300631 Epidemiology of small intestinal atresia in Europe: a register-based study
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0194986 Trends in congenital anomalies in Europe from 1980 to 2012
https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-4749-3-8 Intestinal microflora and body mass index during the first three years of life: an observational study
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0147-6513(78)80003-7 The use of Artemia nauplii for toxicity tests—A critical analysis
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2023.114119 Harmonized human biomonitoring in European children, teenagers and adults: EU-wide exposure data of 11 chemical substance groups from the HBM4EU Aligned Studies (2014–2021)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.07.002 Fourth WHO-coordinated survey of human milk for persistent organic pollutants (POPs): Belgian results
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2015.02.042 Metastatic Prostate Cancer Incidence and Prostate-specific Antigen Testing: New Insights from the European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer
https://doi.org/10.1002/bdra.20775 Paper 6: EUROCAT member registries: Organization and activities
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2013.06.014 Prenatal exposure to environmental contaminants and behavioural problems at age 7–8 years
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.11.041 Androgenic and antiandrogenic activities in water and sediment samples from the river Lambro, Italy, detected by yeast androgen screen and chemical analyses
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-8-19 Early intestinal Bacteroides fragilis colonisation and development of asthma
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2013.07.007 Influence of ambient air pollution on global DNA methylation in healthy adults: A seasonal follow-up
https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.10486 Association of Thyroid Hormone Concentrations with Levels of Organochlorine Compounds in Cord Blood of Neonates
https://doi.org/10.1002/bdra.22886 Spectrum of congenital anomalies in pregnancies with pregestational diabetes
https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1408121 Blood Pressure and Same-Day Exposure to Air Pollution at School: Associations with Nano-Sized to Coarse PM in Children
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.06.058 Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in human milk: A biomonitoring study in rural areas of Flanders (Belgium)
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13050495 Combined Effects of Prenatal Exposures to Environmental Chemicals on Birth Weight
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.11.053 Internal exposure to pollutants measured in blood and urine of Flemish adolescents in function of area of residence
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2016.11.006 Three cycles of human biomonitoring in Flanders − Time trends observed in the Flemish Environment and Health Study
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2011.11.006 Concept of the Flemish human biomonitoring programme
https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.37355 Congenital anomalies associated with trisomy 18 or trisomy 13: A registry‐based study in 16 european countries, 2000–2011
Bacterial contamination of indoor air, surfaces, and settled dust, and related dust endotoxin concentrations in healthy office buildings.
https://doi.org/10.1002/bdra.23240 Epidemiology of multiple congenital anomalies in Europe: A EUROCAT population‐based registry study
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125250 Perfluorinated substances in the Flemish population (Belgium): Levels and determinants of variability in exposure
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.07.057 Estrogenicity profile and estrogenic compounds determined in river sediments by chemical analysis, ELISA and yeast assays
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2022.114057 PFAS levels and determinants of variability in exposure in European teenagers – Results from the HBM4EU aligned studies (2014–2021)
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00757558 In vitro cytotoxicity testing for prediction of acute human toxicity
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2014.06.017 Airway oxidative stress and inflammation markers in exhaled breath from children are linked with exposure to black carbon
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b07141 Exposure to Environmental Pollutants and Their Association with Biomarkers of Aging: A Multipollutant Approach
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2017.01.006 Phthalate-induced oxidative stress and association with asthma-related airway inflammation in adolescents
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-015-0065-y Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressant use in first trimester pregnancy and risk of specific congenital anomalies: a European register-based study
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i4721 Prevalence of microcephaly in Europe: population based study
https://doi.org/10.1002/bdra.23269 Hirschsprung's disease prevalence in Europe: A register based study
https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-069x-11-86 Neurobehavioral function and low-level exposure to brominated flame retardants in adolescents: a cross-sectional study
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.05.087 Biomarkers of human exposure to personal care products: Results from the Flemish Environment and Health Study (FLEHS 2007–2011)
https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.31178 The efficacy of prostate‐specific antigen screening: Impact of key components in the ERSPC and PLCO trials
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2019.104979 Determinants of persistent organic pollutant (POP) concentrations in human breast milk of a cross-sectional sample of primiparous mothers in Belgium
https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.61289 Epidemiology of achondroplasia: A population‐based study in Europe
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137530 PFAS levels and exposure determinants in sensitive population groups
https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.61067 Congenital clubfoot in Europe: A population‐based study
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116787 Harmonization of Human Biomonitoring Studies in Europe: Characteristics of the HBM4EU-Aligned Studies Participants
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-014-0156-y Holt Oram syndrome: a registry-based study in Europe
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-019-0561-y Spectrum of congenital anomalies among VACTERL cases: a EUROCAT population-based study
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2014.09.002 Neurobehavioral function and low-level metal exposure in adolescents
https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.647038 Prevention of Neural Tube Defects in Europe: A Public Health Failure
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.106368 Exposure levels, determinants and risk assessment of organophosphate flame retardants and plasticizers in adolescents (14–15 years) from the Flemish Environment and Health Study
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2022.113972 Internal exposure of Flemish teenagers to environmental pollutants: Results of the Flemish Environment and Health Study 2016–2020 (FLEHS IV)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2022.114071 Approaches to mixture risk assessment of PFASs in the European population based on human hazard and biomonitoring data
https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa2503223 European Study of Prostate Cancer Screening — 23-Year Follow-up
https://doi.org/10.1111/ppe.12655 Multilevel analyses of related public health indicators: The European Surveillance of Congenital Anomalies (EUROCAT) Public Health Indicators
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2017.02.014 Metals, hormones and sexual maturation in Flemish adolescents in three cross-sectional studies (2002–2015)
https://doi.org/10.1002/bdr2.2117 Prevalence of congenital heart defects in Europe, 2008–2015: A registry‐based study
https://doi.org/10.1111/ppe.12776 Epidemiology of Pierre‐Robin sequence in Europe: A population‐based EUROCAT study
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.106149 Early-life exposure to multiple persistent organic pollutants and metals and birth weight: Pooled analysis in four Flemish birth cohorts
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2023.114115 Human urinary arsenic species, associated exposure determinants and potential health risks assessed in the HBM4EU Aligned Studies
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-022-00675-3 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and neurobehavioral function and cognition in adolescents (2010–2011) and elderly people (2014): results from the Flanders Environment and Health Studies (FLEHS)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.116897 Association of exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and phthalates with thyroid hormones in adolescents from HBM4EU aligned studies
https://doi.org/10.1208/s12248-024-00947-1 Self-Sampling by Adolescents at Home: Assessment of the Feasibility to Successfully Collect Blood Microsamples by Inexperienced Individuals
https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.18690 Epidemiology of aplasia cutis congenita: A population‐based study in Europe
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122214 PFAS association with kisspeptin and sex hormones in teenagers of the HBM4EU aligned studies
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2025.109601 Guidance on minimum information requirements (MIR) from designing to reporting human biomonitoring (HBM)
https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11080711 PFAS and Phthalate/DINCH Exposure in Association with Age at Menarche in Teenagers of the HBM4EU Aligned Studies
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-025-01188-1 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), thyroid hormones, sexual hormones and pubertal development in adolescents residing in the neighborhood of a 3M factory
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(98)01352-x Risk of congenital anomalies near hazardous-waste landfill sites in Europe: the EUROHAZCON study
https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.1588 Large‐scale randomized prostate cancer screening trials: Program performances in the European randomized screening for prostate cancer trial and the prostate, lung, colorectal and ovary cancer trial
https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.56.3.788-795.1990 Kinetics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa adhesion to 304 and 316-L stainless steel: role of cell surface hydrophobicity
https://doi.org/10.1006/enrs.1995.1054 Temperature, Ambient Ozone Levels, and Mortality during Summer, 1994, in Belgium
https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2672.1998.00353.x Evaluation of the preservative properties of Thymus vulgaris essential oil in topically applied formulations under a challenge test
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.312.7038.1054 Describing race, ethnicity, and culture in medical research
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1974.tb02880.x CHANGES IN NONPROTEIN NITROGEN COMPOUNDS DURING DRY SAUSAGE RIPENING
https://doi.org/10.1093/clind/13.supplement_5.s385 Ecology of Acanthamoeba
https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.37.1.103-109.1999 Typing of Listeria monocytogenes Strains by Repetitive Element Sequence-Based PCR
https://doi.org/10.1016/0003-2670(95)00221-k Ruggedness tests on the high-performance liquid chromatography assay of the United States Pharmacopeia XXII for tetracycline hydrochloride. A comparison of experimental designs and statistical interpretations
https://doi.org/10.1016/0309-1740(79)90033-0 Compounds determining pH in dry sausage
https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(92)81052-n Purification and characterization of a fibrinogenolytic serine proteinase from Aspergillus fumigatus culture filtrate
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2869.2004.00432.x Sleep disturbance and daytime symptoms in wheezing school‐aged children
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02459231 Mould biodiversity in homes I. Air and surface analysis of 130 dwellings
https://doi.org/10.1094/asbcj-50-0110 Sorghum Malts for the Production of a Lager Beer
https://doi.org/10.1016/0887-2333(94)90159-7 Interlaboratory assessment of the bovine corneal opacity and permeability (BCOP) assay
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0045-6535(02)00111-x Persistent organochlorine pollutants in human serum of 50–65 years old women in the Flanders Environmental and Health Study (FLEHS). Part 1: concentrations and regional differences
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-5101.2003.04402.x Determining the cause of death in randomized screening trial(s) for prostate cancer
https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.37.11.3586-3589.1999 Identification of Fusarium Species Involved in Human Infections by 28S rRNA Gene Sequencing
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2010.01.005 Internal exposure to pollutants and body size in Flemish adolescents and adults: Associations and dose–response relationships
https://doi.org/10.1042/bj3150119 A 33 kDa serine proteinase from Scedosporium apiospermum