What defines airflow obstruction in asthma? (Publications)
Asthma guidelines from the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) and from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute provide conflicting definitions of airflow obstruction, suggesting a fixed forced
Traffic-related air pollution, oxidative stress genes, and asthma (ECHRS) (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Traffic-related air pollution is related with asthma, and this association may be modified by genetic factors. OBJECTIVES: We investigated the role of genetic polymorphisms potentially mod
The global burden of disease due to outdoor air pollution (Publications)
As part of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Burden of Disease Comparative Risk Assessment, the burden of disease attributable to urban ambient air pollution was estimated in terms of deaths
Determining important parameters in the spread of malaria through the sensitivity analysis of a mathematical model (Publications)
We perform sensitivity analyses on a mathematical model of malaria transmission to determine the relative importance of model parameters to disease transmission and prevalence. We compile two sets of
Influence of HIV-related immunodeficiency on the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate HIV-related immunodeficiency as a risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) among persons infected with HIV, while controlling for the effect of frequent coinfection wit
Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in infants: a decision-support tool for sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To develop a decision-support tool to help policy-makers in sub-Saharan Africa assess whether intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) would be effective for local malaria contro