Distinguishing social and cultural features of cholera in urban and rural areas of Western Kenya: implications for public health (Publications)
Abstract Urban and rural areas have distinctive health problems, which require consideration. To examine sociocultural features of cholera and its community context, a semi-structured explanatory mode
Effect of nocturnal road traffic noise exposure and annoyance on objective and subjective sleep quality (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Various epidemiological studies have found an association between noise exposure and sleep quality, but the mediating role of annoyance is unclear for this association. OBJECTIVES: To inve
Potent antimalarial 1,2,4-trioxanes through perhydrolysis of epoxides (Publications)
Perhydrolysis of a sterically congested multifunctional epoxide was achieved in ethereal H2 O2 with the aid of a recently developed Mo catalyst. The resulting hydroperoxide cyclized to give a 1,2,4-tr
Epidemiology of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> gametocytemia in India: prevalence, age structure, risk factors and the role of a predictive score for... (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To characterise the epidemiology of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytemia and determine the prevalence, age structure and the viability of a predictive model for detection. METHODS: We collec
Zahnverlust, prothetische Versorgung und zahnärztliche Inanspruchnahme in der Schweiz (Publications)
The aim of this study is to report about the dental health situation in Switzerland and to evaluate frequencies of dental visits. Data were obtained from the first and second national Health Survey of