Cultural context and impact of alcohol use in the Sundarban Delta, West Bengal, India (Publications)
Hazardous alcohol consumption is a worldwide problem with many locally distinctive features across cultures, but studies to guide policy in developing countries are notably lacking. This community stu
Hepatitis-A-Ausbruch in einem Kindergarten (Publications)
In November/December 1990 eight out of 38 children of a kindergarten in Basle were involved in an outbreak of hepatitis A, and further cases occurred among family members and friends of the children.
A role for systems epidemiology in tuberculosis research (Publications)
Despite being a curable disease, tuberculosis (TB) killed more people in 2009 than during any previous year in history. Progress in TB research has been slow, and remains burdened by important gaps in
Honeys from different floral sources as inhibitors of enzymatic browning in fruit and vegetable homogenates (Publications)
Honeys from different floral sources were evaluated for their antioxidant content and for their ability to inhibit enzymatic browning in fruits and vegetables. Antioxidant contents of honeys vary wide
Incidence of asthma and net change in symptoms in relation to changes in obesity (Publications)
The incidence of asthma has been reported to be associated with obesity. An alternative analysis, of net change in prevalence, does not require exclusion of those with asthma at baseline.Follow-up dat