Evaluation of media and derivatization chemistry for six aldehydes in a passive sampler (Publications)
We evaluated the GMD passive sampler for its suitability to measure six aldehydes over a 7-d period in population exposure studies. The six target aldehydes were formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acrolein,
<em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> cerebral malaria complicated by disseminated intravascular coagulation and symmetrical peripheral gangrene: case report... (Publications)
The case of a 56-year-old female tourist who survived cerebral Plasmodium falciparum malaria with disseminated intravascular coagulation and symmetrical peripheral gangrene, ultimately requiring amput
Use of personal measurements for ozone exposure assessment: a pilot study (Publications)
During summer 1991, we collected indoor, outdoor, and personal ozone concentration data as well as time-activity data in State College, Pennsylvania. These concentrations were measured for 23 children
Occupational exposure to inhalative irritants and methacholine responsiveness (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Occupational exposures to inhalative irritants have been associated with an increased reporting of respiratory symptoms in previous studies. Methacholine responsiveness represents a contin
Passive smoking exposure in adults and chronic respiratory symptoms (SAPALDIA Study) (Publications)
The association between passive exposure to tobacco smoke and respiratory symptoms was examined in a sample of 4,197 never-smoking adults. They constituted the never-smoking subsample of a random samp
Etude suisse sur la pollution de l'air et les maladies respiratoires chez l'adulte (SAPALDIA) (Publications)
Long-term health effects of moderate ambient air pollution are rarely investigated. In Switzerland, no large-scale study has addressed this issue so far. Important results of the Swiss Study on Air Po