Erfahrungen mit dem Tuberkulin TIne-Test bei Reihenuntersuchungen (Publications)
During the past year the tuberculin tine test, frequently used in Switzerland to indicate tuberculin allergy, was again the subject of controversy. A retrospective study analysed results of tuberculin
Renaissance remedies: antiplasmodial protostane triterpenoids from <em>Alisma plantago-aquatica</em> L. (Alismataceae) (Publications)
AIM OF THE STUDY: In a preliminary screen of extracts from plants used as antimalarial remedies used in Europe in the 16(th) and 17(th), the ethyl acetate extract of Alisma plantago-aquatica L. (Alism
Evaluating health systems strengthening interventions in low-income and middle-income countries: are we asking the right questions? (Publications)
In recent years, there have been several calls for rigorous health policy and systems research to inform efforts to strengthen health systems (HS) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), includin
Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome in Switzerland: a comparison of a survey and official statistics (Publications)
A survey in all neonatal intensive care units in Switzerland showed that most children with a birth weight below 2000 g (identified in the birth statistics) are hospitalised in those units. Also compa
Breast cancer screening: should it be introduced and how? (Publications)
This brief discussion of the papers by Gastrin and Paccaud is looking at differences in the results of different study types. Introducing screening means changing unsystematic to systematic screening:
