Clinical description of encephalopathic syndromes and risk factors for their occurrence and outcome during melarsoprol treatment of human African... (Publications)
Encephalopathies are the most feared complications of sleeping sickness treatment with melarsoprol. To investigate the existence of risk factors, the incidence of encephalopathic syndromes and the rel
The N-terminal domain of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> circumsporozoite protein represents a target of protective immunity (Publications)
The N-terminal domain of the circumsporozoite protein (CSP) has been largely neglected in the search for a malaria vaccine in spite of being a target of inhibitory antibodies and protective T cell res
Soziale Unterschiede in der vor- und nachgeburtlichen Sterblichkeit: Schweiz: 1979-1985 (Publications)
The influence of social factors on birthweight and fetal and infant mortality was investigated in the Swiss birth cohort from 1979-85 (N = 519,933). The proportion of newborns with low-birthweight (le
Childhood air pollutant exposure and carotid artery intima-media thickness in young adults (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Exposure to ambient air pollutants increases risk for cardiovascular health outcomes in adults. The contribution of childhood air pollutant exposure to cardiovascular health has not been t