Patterns of age-specific mortality in children in endemic areas of sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
Understanding of the age- and season- dependence of malaria mortality is an important prerequisite for epidemiologic models of malaria immunity. However, most studies of malaria mortality have aggrega
Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome in Switzerland. Data for 1984 and comparison with 1974 (Publications)
In a retrospective study (questionnaire) covering all the neonatal special care units of Switzerland, information was obtained on, the problem cases in 84% of all babies born in 1984. 8.3% were hospit
Impact of random and systematic recall errors and selection bias in case-control studies on mobile phone use and brain tumors in adolescents (CEFALO... (Publications)
Whether the use of mobile phones is a risk factor for brain tumors in adolescents is currently being studied. Case-control studies investigating this possible relationship are prone to recall error an
Effect of large-scale social marketing of insecticide-treated nets on child survival in rural Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Insecticide-treated nets have proven efficacy as a malaria-control tool in Africa. However, the transition from efficacy to effectiveness cannot be taken for granted. We assessed coverage