Reduced cardiorespiratory fitness, low physical activity and an urban environment are independently associated with increased cardiovascular risk in... (Publications)
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: To assist in the development of preventive strategies, we studied whether the neighbourhood environment or modifiable behavioural parameters, including cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF)
Nematode infections: filariases (Publications)
More than 150 million people, mainly in developing countries, are affected by filarial nematode infections that cause debilitating and disfiguring diseases. Although transmission is restricted to the
Effect of self-hypnosis on hay fever symptoms - a randomised controlled intervention study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Many people suffer from hay fever symptoms. Hypnosis has proved to be a useful adjunct in the treatment of conditions where allergic phenomena have an important role. METHODS: Randomised p
A call for reporting the relevant exposure term in air pollution case-crossover studies (Publications)
The exposure term in the case-crossover design consists in the difference between the ambient concentration on the event day and the concentration(s) on some control day(s). So far, all air pollution