Air pollution and lung function in dutch children: a comparison of exposure estimates and associations based on land use regression and dispersion... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There is limited knowledge about the extent to which estimates of air pollution effects on health are affected by the choice for a specific exposure model. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to evaluate
Toll-like receptor 2 as a major gene for asthma in children of European farmers (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The finding that the prevalence of asthma and allergies is less frequent in children raised on animal farms has led to the conjecture that exposure to microbial products modifies immune re
Praziquantel: mechanisms of action, resistance and new derivatives for schistosomiasis (Publications)
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Praziquantel (PZQ) is the only drug being used to treat human schistosomiasis on a large scale. This review focuses on current knowledge about the mechanisms of action of PZQ, prosp
Moderate to vigorous physical activity and sedentary time and cardiometabolic risk factors in children and adolescents (Publications)
CONTEXT: Sparse data exist on the combined associations between physical activity and sedentary time with cardiometabolic risk factors in healthy children. OBJECTIVE: To examine the independent and co