Which effect measure should be used for impact assessment in a New Population context? (Publications)
One characteristic feature in impact assessment based on epidemiologic studies is the transfer of an exposure-response association into a new population context. The consequences of basing this estima
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
Functional assessment of the left atrium by real-time three-dimensional echocardiography using a novel dedicated analysis tool: initial validation... (Publications)
AIMS: A novel real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT3DE) analysis tool specifically designed for evaluation of the left atrium enables comprehensive evaluation of left atrial (LA) size, glob
Time to set the agenda for schistosomiasis elimination (Publications)
It is time to raise global awareness to the possibility of schistosomiasis elimination and to support endemic countries in their quest to determine the most appropriate approaches to eliminate this pe
Allergic disease and atopic sensitization in children in relation to measles vaccination and measles infection (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to investigate the role of measles vaccination and measles infection in the development of allergic disease and atopic sensitization. METHODS: A total of 14 893 children were in
Brain tumors in children and adolescents and exposure to animals and farm life: a multicenter case-control study (CEFALO) (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: The etiology of brain tumors in children and adolescents is largely unknown, and very few environmental risk factors have been identified. The aim of this study was to examine the relation
A role for apical membrane antigen 1 during invasion of hepatocytes by <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> sporozoites (Publications)
Plasmodium sporozoites are transmitted through the bite of infected mosquitoes and invade hepatocytes, as a first and obligatory step of the parasite life cycle in man. Hepatocyte invasion involves pr