Determinants of antiretroviral adherence among HIV positive children and teenagers in rural Tanzania: a mixed methods study (Publications)
BackgroundAround 3.3 million children worldwide are infected with HIV and 90% of them live in sub-Saharan Africa. Our study aimed to estimate adherence levels and find the determinants, facilitators a
Timing of antenatal care for adolescent and adult pregnant women in south-eastern Tanzania (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Early and frequent antenatal care attendance during pregnancy is important to identify and mitigate risk factors in pregnancy and to encourage women to have a skilled attendant a
Effect of supervised training on FEV1 in cystic fibrosis: a randomised controlled trial (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Long-term exercise interventions have been shown to improve vital capacity in cystic fibrosis (CF). Yet, no data are available indicating positive effects of long-term exercise training on
Associations of daily levels of PM10 and NO2 with emergency hospital admissions and mortality in Switzerland: trends and missed prevention potantial... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In most regions of the world, levels and constituents of the air pollution mixture have substantially changed over the last decades. AIMS: To evaluate if the effects of PM10 and NO2 on dai
Characterisation of exposure to non-ionising electromagnetic fields in the Spanish INMA birth cohort: study protocol (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Analysis of the association between exposure to electromagnetic fields of non-ionising radiation (EMF-NIR) and health in children and adolescents is hindered by the limited availability of
Development of an RF-EMF exposure surrogate for epidemiologic research (Publications)
Exposure assessment is a crucial part in studying potential effects of RF-EMF. Using data from the HERMES study on adolescents, we developed an integrative exposure surrogate combining near-field and
Somatostatin-based radiopeptide therapy with [Lu-DOTA]-TOC versus [ Y-DOTA]-TOC in neuroendocrine tumours (Publications)
PURPOSE: Somatostatin-based radiopeptide treatment is generally performed using the beta-emitting radionuclides 90Y or 177Lu. The present study aimed at comparing benefits and harms of both therapeuti