Estimating the exposure-response relationships between particulate matter and mortality within the APHEA multicity project (Publications)
Several studies have reported significant health effects of air pollution even at low levels of air pollutants, but in most of theses studies linear nonthreshold relations were assumed. We investigate
Prenatal animal contact and gene expression of innate immunity receptors at birth are associated with atopic dermatitis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Cross-sectional studies have suggested that prenatal farm exposures might protect against allergic disease and increase the expression of receptors of the innate immune system. However, ep
Differential expression of var gene groups is associated with morbidity caused by <em>Plasmodium falciparum </em>infection in Tanzanian children (Publications)
The var gene family of Plasmodium falciparum encodes the variant surface antigen Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1). PfEMP1 is considered an important pathogenicity factor i
How can we achieve and maintain high-quality performance of health workers in low-resource settings? (Publications)
In low and middle income countries, health workers are essential for the delivery of health interventions. However, inadequate health-worker performance is a very widespread problem. We present an ove
Elektromagnetische Felder und Gesundheit: Risikowahrnehmung in der Öffentlichkeit (Publications)
Surveys showed that a substantial part of the population and the general practitioners believe that daily life exposures to electromagnetic fields (EMF) can cause non-specific symptoms of ill health.
Cellular telephone use and time trends in brain tumour mortality in Switzerland from 1969 to 2002 (Publications)
A rising concern exists that with the widespread use of mobile communication technologies, the incidence of brain tumours may increase. On the basis of data from the Swiss national mortality registry
