Meta-analysis: accuracy of rapid tests for malaria in travelers returning from endemic areas (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Microscopic diagnosis of malaria is unreliable outside specialized centers. Rapid tests have become available in recent years, but their accuracy has not been assessed systematically. PURP
Exposure to indoor mould and children's respiratory health in the PATY study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Living in a damp or mouldy home reportedly damages children's respiratory health, yet mould appears not to be a prominent risk factor in the public's perception. Analyses of data on over 5
Heat effects on mortality in 15 European cities (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Epidemiologic studies show that high temperatures are related to mortality, but little is known about the exposure-response function and the lagged effect of heat. We report the associatio
Representation of authors and editors from countries with different human development indexes in the leading literature on tropical medicine: survey... (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To assess the current international representation of members of editorial and advisory boards and authors in the leading peer reviewed literature on tropical medicine. DESIGN: Systematic r
Source of funding and results of studies of health effects of mobile phone use: systematic review of experimental studies (Publications)
Objectives: There is concern regarding the possible health effects of cellular phone use. We examined whether the source of funding of studies of the effects of low-level radiofrequency radiation is a