Predictors of crying problems in the early postpartum period (Publications)
Objective To investigate maternal and infant factors associated with midwife-reported crying problems in the early postpartum period. Design Case control study. Setting Postnatal home care in Switzerl
The public health relevance of air pollution abatement (Publications)
Assuming a causal relationship between current levels of air pollution and morbidity/mortality, it is crucial to estimate the public health relevance of the problem. The derivation of air pollution at
Smoke-free cafe in an unregulated European city: highly welcomed and economically successful (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: In a unique setting with two identical cafes, which only differed in their smoking ordinances, this study assessed the influence of smoking policies on the choice of the cafe, investigated
Epidemiology of <em>Schistosoma japonicum</em> in China: morbidity and strategies for control in the Dongting Lake region (Publications)
Dongting Lake, covering a very large surface water area of 2691km(2), is located in Hunan Province in the southern part of the People's Republic of China. It is the second-largest freshwater lake in C
Lay health workers in primary and community health care for maternal and child health and the management of infectious diseases (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Lay health workers (LHWs) are widely used to provide care for a broad range of health issues. Little is known, however, about the effectiveness of LHW interventions. OBJECTIVES: To assess
AID protein expression in chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma is associated with poor prognosis and complex genetic alterations (Publications)
The biological behavior of chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma is unpredictable. Nonetheless, non-mutated IgV(H) gene rearrangement, ATM (11q22-23) and p53 (17p13) deletion are