European regional differences in all-cause mortality and length of stay for patients with hip fracture (Publications)
The objective of this study was to compare healthcare performance for the surgical treatment of hip fractures across and within Finland, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, and Sweden.
Independent at heart: persistent association of altitude with ischaemic heart disease mortality after consideration of climate, topography and built... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Living at higher altitude was dose-dependently associated with lower risk of ischaemic heart disease (IHD). Higher altitudes have different climatic, topographic and built environment prop
Assessing the impact of next-generation rapid diagnostic tests on <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> malaria elimination strategies (Publications)
Mass-screen-and-treat and targeted mass-drug-administration strategies are being considered as a means to interrupt transmission of Plasmodium falciparum malaria. However, the effectiveness of such st
In Tanzania, the many costs of pay-for-performance leave open to debate whether the strategy is cost-effective (Publications)
Pay-for-performance programs in health care are widespread in low- and middle-income countries. However, there are no studies of these programs' costs or cost-effectiveness. We conducted a cost-effect
Clinical value of the cultural formulation interview in Pune, India (Publications)
CONTEXT: Development of the cultural formulation interview (CFI) in DSM-5 required validation for cross-cultural and global use. AIMS: To assess the overall value (OV) of CFI in the domains of feasibi
Opportunistic infections and immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in HIV-1-infected adults in the combined antiretroviral therapy era: a... (Publications)
Despite the availability of effective combined antiretroviral treatment, many patients still present with advanced HIV infection, often accompanied by an AIDS-defining disease. A subgroup of patients
Pharmacokinetics-pharmacodynamics analysis of spiroindolone analogs and KAE609 in a murine malaria model (Publications)
Limited information is available on pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic (PK-PD) parameters driving the efficacy of antimalarial drugs. Our objective was to determine dose response relationship of a pa