Lack of associations of alpha(+) - thalassemia with the risk of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> and <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> infection and disease in... (Publications)
Despite consistent evidence of a protective effect of alpha(+)-thalassemia against severe Plasmodium falciparum disease, the mechanisms underlying this protection remain unknown. An increase in risk o
Sleepless night, the moon is bright: longitudinal study of lunar phase and sleep (Publications)
Popular belief holds that the lunar cycle affects human physiology, behaviour and health. We examined the influence of moon phase on sleep duration in a secondary analysis of a feasibility study of mo
Single pollutant versus surrogate measure approaches: do single pollutant risk assessments underestimate the impact of air pollution on lung cancer... (Publications)
Cancer risk as a result of air pollution may be quantified by different approaches. We compared the sum of unit risk based effects of single pollutants with an epidemiology-based method by using PM(10
Temporal and spatial variation of the chemical composition of PM10 at urban and rutal sites in the Basel area (Publications)
Particulate matter measurements of di!erent size fractions (PM, PM, TSP) were performed in the Basel area (Switzerland) at seven urban sites throughout 1997 and at two urban and two rural sites during
Cardiovascular mortality and exposure to extremely low frequency magnetic fields: a cohort study of Swiss railway workers (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Exposure to intermittent magnetic fields of 16 Hz has been shown to reduce heart rate variability, and decreased heart rate variability predicts cardiovascular mortality. We examined morta
