Comparing a disease-specific and a generic health-related quality of life instrument in subjects with asthma from the general population (Publications)
lung function) would capture similar aspects and be correlated moderately (> =0.3) to strongly (> =0.5), whereas non-corresponding domains be correlated weakly with each other ( 0.7 for all AQLQ and SF-36
Prevalence of atopy and pollinosis in the adult population of Switzerland (SAPALDIA study) (Publications)
1% positive SPTs. The prevalence of atopic rhinitis (rhinitis symptoms associated with atopy) was 13.5% (males 14.3%, females 12.6%; p < 0.05) and the prevalence of current hay fever varied between 9.1%
The economic payoffs of integrated malaria control in the Zambian copperbelt between 1930 and 1950 (Publications)
healthy work forces. The programmes averted an estimated 796,622 US dollars in direct treatment costs and 5,678,745 US dollars in indirect costs as a result of reduced work absenteeism. Within a few years of
Impact socio-économique du déversement de déchets toxiques à Abidjan en 2006 à l'échelle des ménages = Socio-economic impact at the household level of... (Publications)
households engaged expenses. Those were on average of 92 450 FCFA ( 141), with a minimum of 1 000 FCFA ( 1.5) and a maximum of 1500000 FCFA( 2.287), in spite of the advertisement of the exemption from payment
Combined impact of negative lifestyle factors on cardiovascular risk in children: a randomized prospective study (Publications)
lifestyle factors were 15.4% (8.9-25.3), 24.3% (17.4-32.8), 36.0% (28.6-44.2), 49.8% (38.6-61.0), and 63.5% (47.2-77.2), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Even in childhood, an accumulation of negative lifestyle factors
Cohort study of somatostatin-based radiopeptide therapy with [(90)Y-DOTA]-TOC versus [(90)Y-DOTA]-TOC plus [(177)Lu-DOTA]-TOC in neuroendocrine... (Publications)
[(177)Lu-DOTA]-TOC had a significantly longer survival than patients receiving [(90)Y-DOTA]-TOC alone (5.51 v 3.96 years; hazard ratio, 0.64; 95% CI, 0.47 to 0.88; P = .006). The rates of severe hematologic
Menopause as a predictor of new-onset asthma: a longitudinal Northern European population study (Publications)
odds of new-onset asthma were increased in women who were transitional (odds ratio, 2.40; 95% CI, 1.09-5.30), early postmenopausal (odds ratio, 2.11; 95% CI, 1.06-4.20), and late postmenopausal (odds ratio
Multiplicity of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infection following intermittent preventive treatment in infants (Publications)
no age did MOI differ between the IPTi-SP and placebo groups (each, P [greater than or equal to] 0.5). At 15 months of age, i.e., six months after the second dose, MOI was very similar for children who
Serum levels and genotype distribution of alpha1-antitrypsin in the general population (Publications)
Study on Air Pollution and Lung Diseases in Adults (SAPALDIA) cohort. RESULTS: The following ranges (5th-95th percentile) of AAT were found in the serum (g/litre): 1.050-1.640 for PI*MM, 0.880-1.369 for
Dog demography, animal bite management and rabies knowledge-attitude and practices in the Awash Basin, eastern Ethiopia (Publications)
Respondents totaled 539 (471 urban, 49 pastoralists, 19 medical). Dog(s) were owned in 33% urban and 75.5% pastoralist households respectively. Mean dog number per dog owning household was 1.50 (95%CI: 1.40-1
