Personal exposure to nitrogen dioxide in Switzerland (Publications)
Home indoor and outdoor levels, and personal exposures to NO2 were determined for more than 500 subjects in a subpopulation of SAPALDIA by using passive samplers. The overall personal NO2 average was
The straw that breaks the camel's back: redirecting health-seeking behavior studies on malaria and vulnerability (Publications)
In the wake of the Millennium Development Goals, the focus on vulnerability and access to care has increasingly gained ground in the malaria social science literature. However, little emphasis has bee
Paragonimiasis and its intermediate hosts in a transmission focus in Lao People's Democratic Republic (Publications)
Human cases of paragonimiasis have been reported in Lao People's Democratic Republic from several provinces, however, detailed descriptions of a focus of transmission including parasites species and i
First generation leishmaniasis vaccines: A review of field efficacy trials (Publications)
First generation candidate vaccines against leishmaniasis, prepared using inactivated whole parasites as their main ingredient, were considered as promising because of their relative ease of productio
Feasibility of future epidemiological studies on possible health effects of mobile phone base stations (Publications)
The increasing deployment of mobile communication base stations led to an increasing demand for epidemiological studies on possible health effects of radio frequency emissions. The methodological chal
Dynamics of people's socio-economic status in the face of schistosomiasis control interventions in Ukerewe district, Tanzania (Publications)
There is a paucity of research on micro-level assessment of the dynamics of socio-economic status following health interventions. The use of household asset data to determine wealth indices is a commo