Exposure and measurement contributions to estimates of acute air pollution effects (Publications)
Air pollution health effect studies are intended to estimate the effect of a pollutant on a health outcome. The definition of this effect depends upon the study design, disease model parameterization,
Seasonal and spatial trends in particle number concentrations and size distributions at the children's health study sites in Southern California (Publications)
Continuous measurements of particle number (PN), particle mass (PM(10)) and gaseous copollutants (NO(x), CO and O3) were obtained at eight sites (urban, suburban and remote) in Southern California dur
ST2859 serogroup A meningococcal meningitis outbreak in Nouna Health District, Burkina Faso: a prospective study (Publications)
We analysed cerebrospinal fluid samples from suspected meningitis cases in Nouna Health District, Burkina Faso, during the meningitis seasons of 2004-2006. Serogroup A ST2859 meningococci belonging to
The influence of zinc supplementation on morbidity due to <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em>: a randomized trial in preschool children in Papua New Guinea (Publications)
Zinc is crucial for normal immune function and can reduce morbidity from multiple infectious diseases. To determine the influence of zinc on malaria morbidity we conducted a randomized placebo-control