Klinik und Epidemiologie der Kryptosporidiose bei immunkompetenten Kindern (Publications)
A prospective case-control study was performed in urban and periurban areas of Basel to investigate the epidemiology of Cryptosporidium sp., an intestinal coccidian parasite. 455 children with diarrho
Do baby-friendly hospitals influence breastfeeding duration on a national level? (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: In Switzerland, the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) proposed by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) was introduced in 1993 to promote breastfeeding nationwide. This study
Development and validation of the Kilifi stigma scale for epilepsy in Kenya (Publications)
The aim of this study was to develop and validate a tool to measure perceived stigma among people with epilepsy (PWE) in Kilifi, Kenya. We reviewed existing scales that measured stigma, particularly o
Genome-wide association study of body mass index in 23,000 individuals with and without asthma (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Both asthma and obesity are complex disorders that are influenced by environmental and genetic factors. Shared genetic factors between asthma and obesity have been proposed to partly expla