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Katrien Vanthomme
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2025
A nationwide exploration of social inequalities in cancer mortality amidst the COVID‐19 pandemic in Belgium
Yasmine Khan
Laura Van den Borre
Delphine De Smedt
Nick Verhaeghe
Brecht Devleesschauwer
Patrick Deboosere
Katrien Vanthomme
Sylvie Gadeyne
A1
Journal Article
in
CANCER MEDICINE
2025
Employment and work ability in individuals living with rare diseases : a systematic literature review
Nicolas Bougas
Terhi Kangas
Katrien Vanthomme
Jose Joaquín Mira Solves
Gaël Brulé
Helene Mellerio
Hadewijch Vandenheede
Agnes Dumas
A1
Journal Article
in
ORPHANET JOURNAL OF RARE DISEASES
2025
General practitioners’ needs and preferences regarding the provision of self-sampling tests for cervical cancer screening in Flanders, Belgium
Eva Gezels
Sara Willems
Katrien Vanthomme
Lien Keersse
Kaatje Van Roy
A2
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF PRIMARY CARE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
2025
The social determinants of health-related quality of life among people with chronic disease: a systematic literature review
Terhi Kangas
Sara-Lynn Milis
Katrien Vanthomme
Hadewijch Vandenheede
U
Journal Article
in
Quality of Life Research
2025
Understanding excess mortality during COVID in Belgium : the influence of pre-existing health status and social factors
Laura Van den Borre
Brecht Devleesschauwer
Sylvie Gadeyne
Katrien Vanthomme
Didier Willaert
A1
Journal Article
in
ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH
2025
2024
Excess mortality among native Belgians and migrant groups in Belgium during the first three COVID-19 waves : the evolving dynamics of social inequalities
Katrien Vanthomme
Sylvie Gadeyne
Brecht Devleesschauwer
Laura Van den Borre
A2
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-HEIDELBERG
2024
Factors related to the return to work of head and neck cancer patients diagnosed between 2004–2011 in Belgium : a multivariate Fine-Gray regression model analysis
Maxim Van den Broecke
Sarah de Jong
Katrien Vanthomme
Régine Kiasuwa Mbengi
Christophe Vanroelen
A1
Journal Article
in
ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH
2024
Uncovering the toll of the first three COVID-19 waves : excess mortality and social patterns in Belgium
Laura Van den Borre
Sylvie Gadeyne
Brecht Devleesschauwer
Katrien Vanthomme
A1
Journal Article
in
ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH
2024
Unravelling demographic and socioeconomic patterns of COVID-19 death and other causes of death : results of an individual-level analysis of exhaustive cause of death data in Belgium, 2020
Lisa Cavillot
Laura Van den Borre
Katrien Vanthomme
Aline Scohy
Patrick Deboosere
Brecht Devleesschauwer
Niko Speybroeck
Sylvie Gadeyne
A1
Journal Article
in
ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH
2024
2023
Correction : evaluating the health and health economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on delayed cancer care in Belgium : a Markov model study protocol
Yasmine Khan
Nick Verhaeghe
Robby De Pauw
Brecht Devleesschauwer
Sylvie Gadeyne
Vanessa Gorasso
Yolande Lievens
Niko Speybroek
Nancy Van Damme
Miet Vandemaele
et al.
Correction
2023
Evaluating the health and health economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on delayed cancer care in Belgium : a Markov model study protocol
Yasmine Khan
Nick Verhaeghe
Robby De Pauw
Brecht Devleesschauwer
Sylvie Gadeyne
Vanessa Gorasso
Yolande Lievens
Niko Speybroek
Nancy Vandamme
Miet Vandemaele
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS ONE
2023
Social inequalities and long-term health impact of COVID-19 in Belgium : protocol of the HELICON population data linkage
Robby De Pauw
Laura Van den Borre
Youri Baeyens
Lisa Cavillot
Sylvie Gadeyne
Jinane Ghattas
Delphine De Smedt
David Jaminé
Yasmine Khan
Patrick Lusyne
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
BMJ OPEN
2023
Understanding excess mortality during COVID in Belgium : the influence of health and social factors
L Van den Borre
B Devleesschauwer
S Gadeyne
Katrien Vanthomme
D Willaert
C3
Conference
2023
2022
An analysis of mortality rates for estimating undocumented migrants in Belgium
Johan Surkyn
Ahmad Wali Ahmar Yar
Duha Ceylan
Katrien Vanthomme
Tuba Bircan
Report
2022
Colorectal cancer incidence and survival inequalities among labour immigrants in Belgium during 2004–2013
Katrien Vanthomme
Michael Rosskamp
Harlinde De Schutter
Hadewijch Vandenheede
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
2022
2021
A population-based study on mortality among Belgian immigrants during the first COVID-19 wave in Belgium : can demographic and socioeconomic indicators explain differential mortality?
Katrien Vanthomme
Sylvie Gadeyne
Patrick Lusyne
Hadewijch Vandenheede
A1
Journal Article
in
SSM-POPULATION HEALTH
2021
Are we really all in this together? The social patterning of mortality during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium
Sylvie Gadeyne
Lucia Rodriguez-Loureiro
Johan Surkyn
Wanda Van Hemelrijck
Wilma Nusselder
Patrick Lusyne
Katrien Vanthomme
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH
2021
Cancer risk among individuals of migrant origin in Belgium during the 2000s : evidence of migration as a 'cancer risk transition'?
Wanda M. J. Van Hemelrijck
Michael Rosskamp
Harlinde De Schutter
Freija Verdoodt
Katrien Vanthomme
A1
Journal Article
in
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
2021
Factors associated with return migration of first-generation immigrants in Belgium (2001-2011)
Katrien Vanthomme
Hadewijch Vandenheede
A1
Journal Article
in
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF POPULATION-REVUE EUROPEENNE DE DEMOGRAPHIE
2021
Lung cancer incidence differences in migrant men in Belgium, 2004-2013 : histology-specific analyses
Katrien Vanthomme
Michael Rosskamp
Harlinde De Schutter
Hadewijch Vandenheede
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC CANCER
2021
2020
How to calculate time-to-event? Five methodological approaches using the 2011 census
Katrien Vanthomme
Mariska Bauwelinck
Johan Surkyn
Laura Van den Borre
Workingpaper
2020
2019
Codeboek census 2011 en sterftedata : working paper no. 2019-03
Katrien Vanthomme
Workingpaper
2019
Migrant mortality differences in the 2000s in Belgium : interaction with gender and the role of socioeconomic position
Katrien Vanthomme
Hadewijch Vandenheede
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH
2019
Trends in Belgian cause-specific mortality by migrant origin between the 1990s and the 2000s
Katrien Vanthomme
Hadewijch Vandenheede
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC PUBLIC HEALTH
2019
Unemployment and cause-specific mortality among the Belgian working-age population : the role of social context and gender
Katrien Vanthomme
Sylvie Gadeyne
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS ONE
2019
2018
Parental and/or personal socioeconomic circumstances : how to explain site-specific cancer mortality inequalities among young Belgian adults
Katrien Vanthomme
Hadewijch Vandenheede
Paulien Hagedoorn
Sylvie Gadeyne
A2
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF CANCER SCIENCE AND CLINICAL THERAPEUTICS
2018
Socioeconomic position, population density and site-specific cancer mortality : a multilevel analysis of Belgian adults, 2001-2011
Paulien Hagedoorn
Hadewijch Vandenheede
Katrien Vanthomme
Sylvie Gadeyne
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER
2018
2017
Evolution of educational inequalities in site-specific cancer mortality among Belgian men between the 1990s and 2000s using a 'fundamental cause' perspective
Katrien Vanthomme
Hadewijch Vandenheede
Paulien Hagedoorn
Sylvie Gadeyne
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC CANCER
2017
Evolution of socioeconomic inequalities in site-specific cancer mortality among Belgian women between 1991 and 2008 using a fundamental cause approach
Katrien Vanthomme
Hadewijch Vandenheede
Paulien Hagedoorn
Sylvie Gadeyne
A1
Journal Article
in
CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL
2017
Results of the Belgian Sentinel Network of general practitioners on the involvement of therapists in stroke rehabilitation
Silke Francois
Viviane Van Casteren
Katrien Vanthomme
Liesbeth Borgermans
Dirk Devroey
A1
Journal Article
in
NEUROLOGY INTERNATIONAL
2017
Site-specific cancer mortality inequalities by employment and occupational groups : a cohort study among Belgian adults, 2001-2011
Katrien Vanthomme
Laura Van den Borre
Hadewijch Vandenheede
Paulien Hagedoorn
Sylvie Gadeyne
A1
Journal Article
in
BMJ OPEN
2017
The social distribution of cancer in Belgium : social inequalities in cancer mortality around the turn of the century : a fundamental cause perspective
Katrien Vanthomme
Sylvie Gadeyne
Hadewijch Vandenheede
Dissertation
2017
2016
A cohort study into head and neck cancer mortality in Belgium (2001-11) : are individual socioeconomic differences conditional on area deprivation?
Paulien Hagedoorn
Hadewijch Vandenheede
Katrien Vanthomme
Didier Willaert
Sylvie Gadeyne
A1
Journal Article
in
ORAL ONCOLOGY
2016
Is cancer mortality associated with individual and area-level deprivation (Belgium 2001-11)?
P Hagedoorn
H Vandenheede
Katrien Vanthomme
S Gadeyne
C3
Conference
2016
Regional inequalities in lung cancer mortality in Belgium at the beginning of the 21st century : the contribution of individual and area-level socioeconomic status and industrial exposure
Paulien Hagedoorn
Hadewijch Vandenheede
Didier Willaert
Katrien Vanthomme
Sylvie Gadeyne
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS ONE
2016
Socioeconomic disparities in lung cancer mortality in Belgian men and women (2001-2011) : does it matter who you live with?
Katrien Vanthomme
Hadewijch Vandenheede
Paulien Hagedoorn
Sylvie Gadeyne
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC PUBLIC HEALTH
2016
Trends in site- and sex-specific cancer mortality between 1979 and 2010 in Belgium compared with Europe using WHO data
Katrien Vanthomme
Hadewijch Vandenheede
Paulien Hagedoorn
Patrick Deboosere
Sylvie Gadeyne
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
2016
2015
Care trajectories are associated with quality improvement in the treatment of patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes : a registry based cohort study
Geert Goderis
Viviane Van Casteren
Etienne Declercq
Nathalie Bossuyt
Carine Van den Broeke
Katrien Vanthomme
Sarah Moreels
Frank Nobels
Chantal Mathieu
Frank Buntinx
A1
Journal Article
in
PRIMARY CARE DIABETES
2015
Does the Belgian diabetes type 2 care trajectory improve quality of care for diabetes patients?
Viviane F. A. Van Casteren
Nathalie H. E. Bossuyt
Sarah J. S. Moreels
Geert Goderis
Katrien Vanthomme
Johan Wens
Etienne W De Clercq
A2
Journal Article
in
ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH
2015
Trends in educational inequalities in site-specific cancer mortality among Belgian men : 1990s-2000s
Katrien Vanthomme
H Vandenheede
P Hagedoorn
S Gadeyne
C3
Conference
2015
2014
Availability of informal caregivers in surviving stroke patients in Belgium
Silke Francois
Liesbeth Borgermans
Viviane Van Casteren
Katrien Vanthomme
Dirk Devroey
A1
Journal Article
in
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES
2014
Falls among older general practice patients : a 2-year nationwide surveillance study
Nicole Boffin
Sarah Moreels
Katrien Vanthomme
Viviane Van Casteren
A1
Journal Article
in
FAMILY PRACTICE
2014
Regional and socioeconomic inequalities in lung cancer mortality in Belgium, 2001-2009
P Hagedoorn
H Vandenheede
Katrien Vanthomme
S Gadeyne
C3
Conference
2014
What determines inclusion in the early phase of the type 2 diabetes care trajectory in Belgium?
Katrien Vanthomme
Nathalie Bossuyt
Sarah Moreels
Nicole Boffin
Etienne De Clercq
Geert Goderis
Viviane Van Casteren
A2
Journal Article
in
ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH
2014
2013
ACHIL : methodology of the evaluation of the national care trajectory diabetes
J. Wens
N. Bossuyt
E. De Clercq
G. Goderis
S. Moreels
Katrien Vanthomme
S. Bartholomeeusen
V. Van Casteren
C3
Conference
2013
De zorgtrajecten diabetes mellitus type 2 en chronische nierinsufficiëntie : impact op de kwaliteit van zorg
Viviane Van Casteren
Nathalie Bossuyt
Sarah Moreels
Katrien Vanthomme
Geert Goderis
Etienne De Clercq
Report
2013
Referral to palliative care in COPD and other chronic diseases : a population-based study
Kim Beernaert
Joachim Cohen
Luc Deliens
Dirk Devroey
Katrien Vanthomme
Koen Pardon
Lieve Van den Block
A1
Journal Article
in
RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
2013
Routinely-collected general practice data from the electronic patient record and general practitioner active electronic questioning method : a comparative study
Etienne De Clercq
Sarah Moreels
Nathalie Bossuyt
Katrien Vanthomme
Geert Goderis
Viviane Van Casteren
P1
Conference
2013
2012
ACHIL en de RIZIV-zorgtrajecten diabetes mellitus type 2 en chronische nierinsufficiëntie
Viviane Van Casteren
Geert Goderis
J. Wens
Sarah Moreels
Katrien Vanthomme
S Bartholomeeusen
Nathalie Bossuyt
A4
Journal Article
in
MEDI-SFEER
2012
ACHIL et les trajets de soins INAMI pour le diabète de type 2 et l’insuffisance rénale chronique
Viviane Van Casteren
Geert Goderis
E. De Clercq
J. Wens
Sarah Moreels
Katrien Vanthomme
S Bartholomeeusen
Nathalie Bossuyt
A4
Journal Article
in
MEDI-SFEER
2012
Diabetesprevalentie in België : vergelijking van beschikbare data
Johan Van Der Heyden
Hélène Mimilidis
S Bartholomeeusen
Katrien Vanthomme
Viviane Van Casteren
J. Tafforeau
A4
Journal Article
in
VLAAMS TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR DIABETOLOGIE
2012
Epidemiologie van windpokken en zona vastgesteld door huisartsen : 2006-2010
Martine Sabbe
Katrien Vanthomme
G Top
Viviane Van Casteren
A4
Journal Article
in
VLAAMS INFECTIEZIEKTEBULLETIN
2012
Incidence and management of presumption of Lyme borreliosis in Belgium : recent data from the sentinel network of general practitioners
Katrien Vanthomme
N. Bossuyt
N. Boffin
V. Casteren
A1
Journal Article
in
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES
2012
Incidence, patient characteristics and treatment initiated for GP-diagnosed depression in general practice : results of a 1-year nationwide surveillance study
Nicole Boffin
Nathalie Bossuyt
Tom Declercq
Katrien Vanthomme
Viviane Van Casteren
A1
Journal Article
in
FAMILY PRACTICE
2012
Short-term follow-up of patients diagnosed by their GP with mild depression or first-time moderate depression : results of a 1-year nationwide surveilance study
Nicole Boffin
Nathalie Bossuyt
Katrien Vanthomme
Chantal Van Audenhove
Viviane Van Casteren
A1
Journal Article
in
FAMILY PRACTICE
2012
2011
Belgian health-related data in three international databases
Katrien Vanthomme
D Walckiers
H Van Oyen
A2
Journal Article
in
ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH
2011
Declining rates of suicidal behavior among general practice patients in Belgium : results from sentinel surveillance between 1993 and 2008
Nicole Boffin
Nathalie Bossuyt
Katrien Vanthomme
Viviane Van Casteren
A1
Journal Article
in
ARCHIVES OF SUICIDE RESEARCH
2011
Epidemiologie van de ziekte van Lyme vastgesteld door huisartsen in 2008 en 2009
Katrien Vanthomme
Nathalie Bossuyt
Nicole Boffin
Viviane Van Casteren
A4
Journal Article
in
VLAAMS INFECTIEZIEKTEBULLETIN
2011
Surveillance des comportements suicidaires par le réseau de la Médecine Générale
Nicole Boffin
Nathalie Bossuyt
Katrien Vanthomme
Viviane Van Casteren
A2
Journal Article
in
REVUE DE LA MEDECINE GENERALE
2011
Zijn de Belgische peilartsen klaar om gegevens te leveren uit hun EMD?
Nicole Boffin
Nathalie Bossuyt
Katrien Vanthomme
Viviane Van Casteren
A2
Journal Article
in
HUISARTS NU (BERCHEM)
2011
2010
Availability of health related data for Belgium in three international databases
Katrien Vanthomme
Denise Walckiers
Herman Van Oyen
Report
2010
Een eerste stap naar het meten van de performantie van het Belgische gezondheidszorgsysteem
J Vlayen
Katrien Vanthomme
Cécile Camberlin
Julien Piérart
Denise Walckiers
Laurence Kohn
Imgard Vinck
Alain Denis
P. Meeus
Herman Van Oyen
et al.
Report
2010
Inventarisatie en analyse van de bestaande databronnen en indicatoren om als lidstaat van de Europese Unie te kunnen voldoen aan de wetenschappelijke vereisten van het Europese systeem van gezondheidsindicatoren
Johan Van Bussel
Katrien Vanthomme
Laila Higazi
Herman Van Oyen
Denise Walckiers
Report
2010
Readiness of the Belgian network of sentinel general practitioners to deliver electronic health record data for surveillance purposes: results of survey study
Nicole Boffin
Nathalie Bossuyt
Katrien Vanthomme
Viviane Van Casteren
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC FAMILY PRACTICE
2010