An attributable risk model for exposures assumed to cause both chronic disease and its exacerbations (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Many chronic diseases are the product of an underlying pathologic condition and superimposed acute exacerbations. This model may apply to several conditions such as asthma, other obstructi
Air pollution: from lung to heart (Publications)
Epidemiological, clinical, and experimental evidence correlates current levels of ambient air pollution with both respiratory and cardiovascular effects. Oxidative stress, inflammation, induction of a
A cross cultural study of vaginal practices and sexuality: implications for sexual health (Publications)
Between 2005 and 2006, we investigated vaginal practices in Yogyakarta, Indonesia; Tete, Mozambique; KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; and Bangkok and Chonburi, Thailand. We sought to understand women's pr
Pouched rats' detection of tuberculosis in human sputum: comparison to culturing and polymerase chain reaction (Publications)
Setting. Tanzania. Objective. To compare microscopy as conducted in direct observation of treatment, short course centers to pouched rats as detectors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Design. Ten pouche