Increase in diagnosed asthma but not in symptoms in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Information on the epidemiology of asthma in relation to age is limited and hampered by reporting error. To determine the change in the prevalence of asthma with age in young adults we ana
Safe drinking water and clean air: an experimental study evaluating the concept of combining household water treatment and indoor air improvement... (Publications)
Indoor air pollution and unsafe water remain two of the most important environmental risk factors for the global burden of infectious diseases. Improved stoves and household water treatment (HWT) meth
Drugs for treating urinary schistosomiasis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Urinary schistosomiasis causes long-term ill-health. This review examines the various treatment options and newer drugs. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate antischistosomal drugs, used alone or in co
Prevalence of sarcoidosis in Switzerland is associated with environmental factors (Publications)
The current study aimed to investigate incidence, prevalence and regional distribution of sarcoidosis in Switzerland with respect to environmental exposures. All sarcoidosis patients hospitalised betw