Menopause as a predictor of new-onset asthma: a longitudinal Northern European population study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There is limited and conflicting evidence on the effect of menopause on asthma. OBJECTIVES: We sought to study whether the incidence of asthma and respiratory symptoms differ by menopausal
Comparative study of activities of a diverse set of anti-mycobacterial agents against <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> and <em>Mycobacterium... (Publications)
A library of compounds covering a broad chemical space was selected from a tuberculosis drug development program and screened in a whole cell assay against Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent
Toxocariasis-associated cardiac diseases: a systematic review of the literature (Publications)
Toxocariasis, caused by Toxocara canis or Toxocara catis, is a worldwide occurring parasitic disease, reaching high prevalences especially in tropical and subtropical countries. The clinical presentat
How do we learn about improving health care: a call for a new epistemological paradigm (Publications)
PURPOSE: The field of improving health care has been achieving more significant results in outcomes at scale in recent years. This has raised legitimate questions regarding the rigor, attribution, gen
Complementary school garden, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene interventions to improve children's nutrition and health status in Burkina Faso... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malnutrition and intestinal parasitic infections are common among children in Burkina Faso and Nepal. However, specific health-related data in school-aged children in these two countries a
Multilevel analysis of childbearing in childhood in Tanzania's Rufiji district (Publications)
Objectives To examine levels, trends and correlates of childbearing in childhood (CiC) in the Rufiji district of Tanzania from 2002 to 2010. Methods Using longitudinal data collected in, and by, the R
A malaria risk map of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In Kinshasa, malaria remains a major public health problem but its spatial epidemiology has not been assessed for decades now. The city's growth and transformation, as well as recent contr