Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and incidence of cerebrovascular events: results from 11 European cohorts within the ESCAPE project (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Few studies have investigated effects of air pollution on the incidence of cerebrovascular events. OBJECTIVES: We assessed the association between long-term exposure to multiple air pollut
Effects of scale, question location, order of response alternatives, and season on self-reported noise annoyance using ICBEN scales: a field... (Publications)
The type of noise annoyance scale and aspects of its presentation such as response format or location within a questionnaire and other contextual factors may affect self-reported noise annoyance. By m
Latent class analysis reveals clinically relevant atopy phenotypes in two birth cohorts (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Phenotypes of childhood-onset asthma are characterized by distinct trajectories and functional features. For atopy, definition of phenotypes during childhood is less clear. OBJECTIVE: To d
Stop measles in Switzerland - the importance of travel medicine (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In line with the worldwide strive to combat measles, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Heath (FOPH) launched a National Strategy for measles elimination 2011-2015. In this study, we highl
<em>Opisthorchis felineus</em> infection and cholangiocarcinoma in the Russian Federation: a review of medical statistics (Publications)
Opisthorchis felineus (O. felineus) occurs in Western Siberia and many other parts of the Russian Federation (RF). The true extent of its distribution is not known. Chronic infection may lead to sever
Passive smoking exposure among adults and the dynamics of respiratory symptoms in a prospective multicenter cohort study (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to measure the effects of past exposure to environmental tobacco smoke on the day-to-day dynamics of four respiratory-symptom classes in a diary study including a
