Distinguishing social and cultural features of cholera in urban and rural areas of Western Kenya: implications for public health (Publications)
Abstract Urban and rural areas have distinctive health problems, which require consideration. To examine sociocultural features of cholera and its community context, a semi-structured explanatory mode
Changes in oral health over a 10-yr period in Switzerland (Publications)
The Swiss Health Surveys are conducted every 5 yr, and alternate surveys contain information on oral health. Worldwide the population is ageing and oral health is improving. The aim of this study was
Zahnverlust, prothetische Versorgung und zahnärztliche Inanspruchnahme in der Schweiz (Publications)
The aim of this study is to report about the dental health situation in Switzerland and to evaluate frequencies of dental visits. Data were obtained from the first and second national Health Survey of
Epidemiology of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> gametocytemia in India: prevalence, age structure, risk factors and the role of a predictive score for... (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To characterise the epidemiology of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytemia and determine the prevalence, age structure and the viability of a predictive model for detection. METHODS: We collec
Genome-wide association analyses for lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease identify new loci and potential druggable targets (Publications)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by reduced lung function and is the third leading cause of death globally. Through genome-wide association discovery in 48,943 individuals
Systematic review of lung function and COPD with peripheral blood DNA methylation in population based studies (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Epigenetic variations in peripheral blood have potential as biomarkers for disease. This systematic review assesses the association of lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disea
The adverse impact of obesity on heart rate variability is modified by a <em>NFE2L2 </em>gene variant: the SAPALDIA Cohort (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Overweight has been associated with an increase in inflammatory markers and with an imbalance in the autonomic nervous system, such as a decrease in heart rate variability (HRV). In this s
Adult onset asthma and interaction between genes and active tobacco smoking: the GABRIEL consortium (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Genome-wide association studies have identified novel genetic associations for asthma, but without taking into account the role of active tobacco smoking. This study aimed to identify nove