Medicaid family planning waivers in 3 states: did they reduce unwanted births? (Publications)
difference-in-differences approach. Waivers in New York and Illinois were associated with almost a 5.0 percentage point reduction in unwanted births among adults and with a 7 to 8.0 percentage point reduction
New 2‑aminopyrimidine derivatives and their antitrypanosomal and antiplasmodial activities (Publications)
were prepared from acyclic starting materials, benzylidene acetones and ammonium thiocyanates, via 5 steps, including ring closure, aromatization, S-methylation, oxidation to methylsulfonyl compounds,
Molecular approaches to epidemiology and clinical aspects of malaria (Publications)
malaria, as discussed at the Molecular Approaches to Malaria conference (MAM2000), Lorne, Australia, 2-5 February 2000
Cattle productivity under traditional village husbandry system in Sellale, Central Ethiopia: a four and a half year herd follow-up (Publications)
We conducted a longitudinal cattle productivity survey over 4.5 years amongst 20 traditional small-holder farms which included 794 cattle, in Sellale, Central Ethiopia. Upgraded high yield cattle (Holstein
Leucopenia and abnormal liver function in travellers on malaria chemoprophylaxis (Publications)
than non-users. Amodiaquine was associated with a 3.1-times increased risk (95% confidence limits 1.8-5.4) of abnormal SGPT values. We consider toxic products, including metabolites of amodiaquine, the most
Global, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease... (Publications)
provided an overall data quality rating for each location with scores ranging from 0 stars (worst) to 5 stars (best). We used robust statistical methods including the Cause of Death Ensemble model (CODEm) [...] quality of available data varied by location. Data quality in 25 countries rated in the highest category (5 stars), while 48, 30, 21, and 44 countries were rated at each of the succeeding data quality levels [...] (NCDs) represented 72.3% (95% uncertainty interval [UI] 71.2-73.2) of...
Global, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease... (Publications)
provided an overall data quality rating for each location with scores ranging from 0 stars (worst) to 5 stars (best). We used robust statistical methods including the Cause of Death Ensemble model (CODEm) [...] quality of available data varied by location. Data quality in 25 countries rated in the highest category (5 stars), while 48, 30, 21, and 44 countries were rated at each of the succeeding data quality levels [...] (NCDs) represented 72.3% (95% uncertainty interval [UI] 71.2-73.2) of...
Time-course of upper respiratory tract viral infection and COPD exacerbation (Publications)
at 10 days following a URTI (15.2%) and at exacerbation (38.4%), compared with the stable period (5.3%, p
Air pollution, lung function and COPD: results from the population-based UK Biobank study (Publications)
l analyses examined associations of Land Use Regression-based estimates of particulate matter (PM2.5, PM10 and PMcoarse) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentrations with forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1)
High prevalence of TB multimorbidity among adults of a tertiary hospital in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of death globally, with approximately 1.5 million deaths in 2020. TB often coexists with chronic communicable and non-communicable diseases, but data to