Breast feeding money in Switzerland (Publications)
A mailed questionnaire was sent to all sickness-insurances on the subject of breast-feeding premium. 52% of the insurances replied, representing 90% of all insured persons. In 1976 23% of the mothers
Die berufliche und familiäre Lage der Ärztin in der Schweiz (Publications)
A questionnaire on professional and family life was sent to all women doctors in Switzerland (N=2570). 70% were returned, 80% of the respondents are exercising their profession, though only 50% in ful
Ernährungsinhalte in Basler und Berner Primarschulbüchern (Publications)
Since nutrition education is a topic to be introduced into primary teaching this study examines the contents of primary school books of the cantons of Basle and Berne regarding this matter. Direct nut
Epidemiologie der fetalen Missbildungen in der Schweiz (Publications)
Official certificates of stillbirth and infant death are analysed in the birth cohort of 1979-81. Congenital malformations account for approx. 40% of infant mortality. Cantonal differences in malforma
Das geplante "Datenschutz-Gesetz" - eine Bedrohung der medizinisch-epidemiologischen Forschung in der Schweiz? (Publications)
The draft of the new law on the confidentiality of personal data severely curtails medical and epidemiological research. This might be detrimental and dangerous to public health. The project therefore