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1. Poor validity of noninvasive hemoglobin measurements by pulse oximetry compared with conventional absorptiometry in children in Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)

   Poor validity of noninvasive hemoglobin measurements by pulse oximetry compared with conventional absorptiometry in children in Côte d'Ivoire

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   Anemia remains a major public health issue in many African communities. We compared a novel, commercially available noninvasive hemoglobin (Hb)-measuring device to direct Hb measurements by finger-pri

2. Environmental measurement and modeling: introduction and methods using geographical information systems (Publications)

   Environmental measurement and modeling: introduction and methods using geographical information systems

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3. Prevalence and risk factors of undernutrition among schoolchildren in the Plateau Central and Centre-Ouest regions of Burkina Faso (Publications)

   Prevalence and risk factors of undernutrition among schoolchildren in the Plateau Central and Centre-Ouest regions of Burkina Faso

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   BACKGROUND: Multiple factors determine children's nutritional status, including energy and nutrient intake, recurrent infectious diseases, access (or lack thereof) to clean water and improved sanitati

4. Human African trypanosomiasis (Publications)

   Human African trypanosomiasis

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5. A severe case of visceral leishmaniasis and liposomal amphotericin B treatment failure in an immunosuppressed patient 15 years after exposure (Publications)

   A severe case of visceral leishmaniasis and liposomal amphotericin B treatment failure in an immunosuppressed patient 15 years after exposure

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   BACKGROUND: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a protozoan disease, which is responsible for 200.000-400.000 yearly infections worldwide. If left untreated, the fatality rate can be as high as 100% within

6. Host finding of the pigeon tick <em>Argas reflexus</em> (Publications)

   Host finding of the pigeon tick <em>Argas reflexus</em>

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   The medically and veterinary important feral pigeon tick Argas reflexus (Ixodida: Argasidae) Fabricius usually feeds on pigeons, but if its natural hosts are not available, it also enters dwellings to

7. Validation of self-reported figural drawing scales against anthropometric measurements in adults (Publications)

   Validation of self-reported figural drawing scales against anthropometric measurements in adults

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   OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to validate figural drawing scales depicting extremely lean to extremely obese subjects to obtain proxies for BMI and waist circumference in postal surveys.

8. A generic schema and data collection forms applicable to diverse entomological studies of mosquitoes (Publications)

   A generic schema and data collection forms applicable to diverse entomological studies of mosquitoes

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   BACKGROUND: Standardized schemas, databases, and public data repositories are needed for the studies of malaria vectors that encompass a remarkably diverse array of designs and rapidly generate large

9. Inclusion of children with airway disease for the development of spirometry reference data (Publications)

   Inclusion of children with airway disease for the development of spirometry reference data

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10. Prenatal air pollution exposure and early cardiovascular phenotypes in young adults (Publications)

    Prenatal air pollution exposure and early cardiovascular phenotypes in young adults

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    Exposure to ambient air pollutants increases risk for adverse cardiovascular health outcomes in adults. We aimed to evaluate the contribution of prenatal air pollutant exposure to cardiovascular healt