Assessing the quality of cause of death data in six high-income countries: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Japan and Switzerland (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To assess the policy utility of national cause of death (COD) data of six high-income countries with highly developed health information systems. METHODS: National COD data sets from Austr
Gambiense human African trypanosomiasis sequelae after treatment: a follow-up study 12 years after treatment (Publications)
The clinical presentation of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) due to Trypanosoma brucei gambiense is well known, but knowledge on long-term sequelae is limited. In the frame of studies conducted be
Adverse cardiovascular effects of traffic noise with a focus on nighttime noise and the new WHO noise guidelines (Publications)
Exposure to traffic noise is associated with stress and sleep disturbances. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently concluded that road traffic noise increases the risk for ischemic heart disease
Burden of injuries in Vietnam: emerging trends from a decade of economic achievement (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Vietnam has been one of the fastest-growing world economies in the past decade. The burden of injuries can be affected by economic growth given the increased exposure to causes of injury a
Association of adult lung function with accelerated biological aging (Publications)
Lung function, strongly associated with morbidity and mortality, decreases with age. This study examines whether poor adult lung function is associated with age accelerations (AAs). DNA methylation (D
Malaria: «Einstein» und die Spritze der Hoffnung (Publications)
In Afrika läuft die weltweit erste Impfkampagne gegen Malaria. In Ghana, Malawi und Kenia werden bis 2022 gegen zwei Millionen Kleinkinder mit dem Vakzin «RTS’S» geimpft. «Einstein» hat die Entwicklun
Leprosy post-exposure prophylaxis with single-dose rifampicin: toolkit for implementation (Publications)
lNLR, Amsterdam, NetherlandsmPrivate, UKnHealth Services, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, IndiaoNLR, Jakarta, IndonesiapAnti-Leprosy Campaign, Colombo, Sri LankaqUniversidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Ca ́cer
Correlates and outcomes of low physical activity posttransplant: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Little is known about associations between low physical activity (PA) and its correlates and outcomes in solid organ transplant recipients. This systematic review with meta-analysis examin