Reasons for and frequency of end-of-life hospital admissions: General Practitioners’ perspective on reducing end-of-life hospital referrals (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Many palliative care patients are admitted to hospital shortly before death even though the acute hospital setting is not considered ideal for end-of-life care (EOLC). OBJECTIVES: This stu
Spatial and temporal variability of personal environmental exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields in children in Europe (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) has rapidly increased and little is known about exposure levels in children. This study describes personal RF-EMF environmental e
The effect of human interaction on guinea pig behavior in animal-assisted therapy (Publications)
Guinea pigs are included in various animal-assisted interventions (AAIs), but no research has been published to date on behavioral changes in guinea pigs interacting with humans. The goal of this stud
Climate change and One Health (Publications)
The journal The Lancet recently published a countdown on health and climate change. Attention was focused solely on humans. However, animals, including wildlife, livestock and pets, may also be impact
Appropriateness of malaria diagnosis and treatment for fever episodes according to patient history and anti-malarial blood measurement: a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Monitoring the impact of case management strategies at large scale is essential to evaluate the public health benefit they confer. The use of methodologies relying on objective and standar
A bead-based immunogold-silver staining assay on capillary-driven microfluidics (Publications)
Point-of-care (POC) diagnostics are critically needed for the detection of infectious diseases, particularly in remote settings where accurate and appropriate diagnosis can save lives. However, it is
Pregnancy-related morbidity and risk factors for fatal foetal outcomes in the Taabo health and demographic surveillance system, Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Reliable, population-based data on pregnancy-related morbidity and mortality, and risk factors for fatal foetal outcomes are scarce for low- and middle-income countries. Yet, such data are
Associations between birth registration and early child growth and development: evidence from 31 low- and middle-income countries (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Lack of legal identification documents can impose major challenges for children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The aim of this study was to investigate the association betwee