Prediction of residential radon exposure of the whole Swiss population: comparison of model-based predictions with measurement based predictions (Publications)
Radon plays an important role for human exposure to natural sources of ionizing radiation. The aim of this paper is to compare two approaches to estimate mean radon exposure in the Swiss population: m
Somatization revisited: diagnosis and perceived causes of common mental disorders (Publications)
The assessment of somatoform disorders is complicated by persistent theoretical and practical questions of classification and assessment. Critical rethinking of professional concepts of somatization s
Japanese encephalitis: defining risk incidence for travelers to endemic countries and vaccine prescribing from the UK and Switzerland (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Large numbers of Western travelers visit countries endemic for Japanese encephalitis (JE). The risk of infection is unknown. This study attempts at estimating a risk incidence for visitors
PM2.5 assessment in 21 European study centers of ECRHS II: Method and first winter results (Publications)
The follow-up of a cohort of adults from 29 European centers of the former European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) I (1989-1992) will examine the long-term effects of exposure to ambient