Soziale Unterschiede in der vor- und nachgeburtlichen Sterblichkeit: Schweiz: 1979-1985 (Publications)
The influence of social factors on birthweight and fetal and infant mortality was investigated in the Swiss birth cohort from 1979-85 (N = 519,933). The proportion of newborns with low-birthweight (le
Environmental exposure to endotoxin and its relation to asthma in school-age children (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In early life, the innate immune system can recognize both viable and nonviable parts of microorganisms. Immune activation may direct the immune response, thus conferring tolerance to alle
Does the 'hygiene hypothesis' provide an explanation for the relatively low prevalence of asthma in Bangladesh? (Publications)
The prevalence of childhood asthma in Bangladesh is much lower than in developed countries, but similar to those of other countries in this region like Pakistan and India.1 These differences in asthma
Clinical description of encephalopathic syndromes and risk factors for their occurrence and outcome during melarsoprol treatment of human African... (Publications)
Encephalopathies are the most feared complications of sleeping sickness treatment with melarsoprol. To investigate the existence of risk factors, the incidence of encephalopathic syndromes and the rel
Antimalarial and antitubercular nostocarboline and eudistomin derivatives: synthesis, in vitro and in vivo biological evaluation (Publications)
The synthesis of nine nostocarboline derivatives with substitutions of the 2-methyl group by alkyl, aryl and functionalized residues, 10 symmetrical bis cationic dimers linking 6-Cl-norharmane through
