Quality of life is associated with physical activity and fitness in cystic fibrosis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Health-related and disease-specific quality of life (HRQoL) has been increasingly valued as relevant clinical parameter in cystic fibrosis (CF) clinical care and clinical trials. HRQoL mea
Impact socio-économique du déversement de déchets toxiques à Abidjan en 2006 à l'échelle des ménages = Socio-economic impact at the household level of... (Publications)
In August 2006, toxic wastes were discharged in the district of Abidjan, causing important health consequences in many households in the area. In order to appreciate the socio-economic impact of the c
Relationship of physical activity with motor skills, aerobic fitness and body fat in preschool children: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study... (Publications)
Background:Adiposity, low aerobic fitness and low levels of activity are all associated with clustered cardiovascular disease risk in children and their high prevalence represents a major public healt
Impacts of highway traffic exhaust in alpine valleys on the respiratory health in adults: a cross-sectional study (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Most studies having shown respiratory health effects from traffic exhaust were conducted in urban areas with a complex mixture of air pollution sources. This study has investigat
Long-term exposure models for traffic related NO2 across geographically diverse areas over separate years (Publications)
Although recent air pollution epidemiologic studies have embraced land-use regression models for estimating outdoor traffic exposure, few have examined the spatio-temporal variability of traffic relat
Combined impact of negative lifestyle factors on cardiovascular risk in children: a randomized prospective study (Publications)
PURPOSE: Negative lifestyle factors are known to be associated with increased cardiovascular risk (CVR) in children, but research on their combined impact on a general population of children is sparse
Effects of a lifestyle intervention on adiposity and fitness in overweight or low fit preschoolers (Ballabeina) (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Overweight (OW) and low fit children represent cardiovascular high-risk groups. A multidimensional school-based lifestyle intervention performed in 652 preschoolers reduced skinfold thickne