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
Ultrasonography in managing extrapulmonary tuberculosis: a randomised, controlled, parallel, superiority, open-label trial (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Patients with suspected extrapulmonary tuberculosis are often treated empirically. We hypothesized that extended Focused Assessment of Sonography for HIV and Tuberculosis (eFASH), in combi
Epidemiology and pathophysiology of obesity as cause of cancer (Publications)
According to World Health Organisation estimates 1.1 billion people were overweight or obese worldwide in the year 2000 with the prevalence rapidly increasing. Compelling evidence suggests that excess
