Screening mammographies in Switzerland: what makes female and male physicians prescribe them? (Publications)
QUESTION UNDER STUDY: Physicians play a key role in motivating women to undergo mammography screening. In 1998 we assessed Swiss physicians' attitudes to mammography screening and their prescription b
Comparison of rapid methods for detection of <em>Giardia</em> spp. and <em>Cryptosporidium</em> spp. (Oo)cysts using transportable instrumentation in... (Publications)
Reliable, sensitive, quantitative, and mobile rapid screening methods for pathogenic organisms are not yet readily available, but would provide a great benefit to humanitarian intervention units in di
Global cost-benefit analysis of water supply and sanitation interventions (Publications)
The aim of this study was to estimate the economic benefits and costs of a range of interventions to improve access to water supply and sanitation facilities in the developing world. Results are prese
Consultations in primary care for symptoms attributed to electromagnetic fields--a survey among general practitioners (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Five percent of the Swiss population attribute symptoms to electromagnetic fields (EMF). General practitioners (GPs) might play a key role in recognising an emerging health risk, since the
Real-time PCR detection and quantification of vector trichodorid nematodes and <em>Tobacco rattle virus</em> (Publications)
This report describes a novel diagnostic method for virus-vector trichodorid nematodes and associated Tobacco rattle virus (TRV) based on a real-time fluorogenic 5' nuclease PCR assay (TaqMan). Two in
Cytokeratin 8 is a suitable epidermal marker during zebrafish development (Publications)
We have cloned and characterized the zebrafish (Danio rerio) homologous cytokeratin 8 (zf-K8) cDNA. This cytokeratin belongs to the gene family of intermediate filaments and it is a component of the c