Consensus standards for introductory e-learning courses in human participants research ethics (Publications)
This paper reports the results of a workshop held in January 2013 to begin the process of establishing standards for e-learning programmes in the ethics of research involving human participants that c
Comparison of three copromicroscopic methods to assess albendazole efficacy against soil-transmitted helminth infections in school-aged children on... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The diagnostic accuracy of three faecal egg count techniques (Kato-Katz, McMaster and FLOTAC) to assess albendazole efficacy against soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections was compared
GAP-REACH: a checklist to assess comprehensive reporting of race, ethnicity, and culture in psychiatric publications (Publications)
Growing awareness of health and health care disparities highlights the importance of including information about race, ethnicity, and culture (REC) in health research. Reporting of REC factors in rese
Factors associated with migration in individuals affected by leprosy, Maranhão, Brazil: an exploratory cross-sectional study (Publications)
In Brazil, leprosy is endemic and concentrated in high-risk clusters. Internal migration is common in the country and may influence leprosy transmission and hamper control efforts. We performed a cros
Soluble immunoglobulin A in breast milk is inversely associated with atopic dermatitis at early age: the PASTURE cohort study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The role of breast feeding for the development of atopic diseases in childhood is contradictory. This might be due to differences in the composition of breast milk and levels of anti-micro
Measurement error in epidemiologic studies of air pollution based on land-use regression models (Publications)
Land-use regression (LUR) models are increasingly used to estimate air pollution exposure in epidemiologic studies. These models use air pollution measurements taken at a small set of locations and mo