Current use and costs of electronic health records for clinical trial research: a descriptive study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Electronic health records (EHRs) may support randomized controlled trials (RCTs). We aimed to describe the current use and costs of EHRs in RCTs, with a focus on recruitment and outcome as
Diagnoses made in an emergency department in rural sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Information on diagnoses made in emergency departments situated in rural sub-Saharan Africa is scarce. The aim was: to evaluate the frequency of different diagnoses made in a new emergency
Association of long-term exposure to traffic-related PM10 with heart rate variability and heart rate dynamics in healthy subjects (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological evidence on the influence of long-term exposure to traffic-related particulate matter (TPM10) on heart rate variability (HRV) is weak. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the associatio
Association of ambient air pollution with lengths of hospital stay for Hanoi children with acute lower-respiratory infection, 2007-2016 (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: The association between ambient air pollution and length of hospital stay (LOS) for children with lower-respiratory infection is unclear. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The association was exami
Antimalarial pyrido[1,2-<em>a</em>]benzimidazole derivatives with mannich base side chains: synthesis, pharmacological evaluation and reactive... (Publications)
A novel series of pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazoles bearing Mannich base side chain and their metabolites were synthesised and evaluated for antiplasmodium activity, microsomal metabolic stability, reactive
Potential factors influencing lymphatic filariasis transmission in “hotspot” and “control” areas in Ghana: the importance of vectors (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Mass drug administration (MDA) programmes for the control of lymphatic filariasis in Ghana, have been ongoing in some endemic districts for 16 years. The current study aimed to assess fact
Towards improved health service quality in Tanzania: appropriateness of an electronic tool to assess quality of primary healthcare (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Progress in health service quality is vital to reach the target of Universal Health Coverage. However, in order to improve quality, it must be measured, and the assessment results must be
Lifetime economic impact of the burden of childhood stunting attributable to maternal psychosocial risk factors in 137 low/middle-income countries (Publications)
Introduction: The first 1000 days of life is a period of great potential and vulnerability. In particular, physical growth of children can be affected by the lack of access to basic needs as well as p
Diagnosis of murine typhus by serology in Peninsular Malaysia: a case report where rickettsial illnesses, leptospirosis and dengue co-circulate (Publications)
Murine typhus is a rarely diagnosed cause of acute febrile illness in Malaysia, and its true disease burden is unknown. We report a case of an acute murine typhus infection in a patient living in a sm
Exposure to pesticides and health effects on farm owners and workers from conventional and organic agricultural farms in Costa Rica: protocol for a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Pesticide use is increasing in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) including Costa Rica. This increase poses health risks to farm owners, farm workers, and communities living near agr