Differences in disease prevalence as a source of the U.S.-European health care spending gap (Publications)
The United States spends more on health care than any European country. Previous studies have sought to explain these differences in terms of system capacity, access to technologies, gross domestic pr
Co-infection of HIV and parasites in China: <em>Cryptosporidium</em> prevalence in environmental water in HIV/AIDS high endemic areas (Publications)
The purpose of this study is to explore relationship between water contamination of Cryptosporidium parasite and co-infection of HIV with parasites in HIV/AIDS highly endemic areas in China, in order
Bayesian model averaging in time-series studies of air pollution and mortality (Publications)
The issue of model selection in time-series studies assessing the acute health effects from short-term exposure to ambient air pollutants has received increased scrutiny in the past 5 yr. Recently, Ba
Tissue integration of a new titanium-zirconium dental implant: a comparative histologic and radiographic study in the canine (Publications)
BACKGROUND: This study evaluates a newly developed titanium-zirconium implant (TiZr), comparing it to a commercially available pure titanium (Ti) implant subjected to the same surface treatment. METHO
Chromosomal translocations t(4;14), t(11;14) and proliferation rate stratify patients with mature plasma cell myelomas into groups with different... (Publications)
Plasma cell myelomas (PMs) exhibit clinical and molecular heterogeneity. To date, morphology and immunohistochemistry on bone marrow trephines are of limited value to stratify patients into different
Comparison of adult physical activity levels in three Swiss alpine communities with varying access to motorized transportation (Publications)
Study objective: To compare physical activity levels of residents of three Swiss alpine communities with varying access to motorized transport and to investigate whether socio-demographic factors, the