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1. Does air pollution cause a threefold increase in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among patients with asthma? (Publications)

   Does air pollution cause a threefold increase in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among patients with asthma?

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2. Implementation of tuberculosis intensive case finding, isoniazid preventive therapy, and infection control ("Three I's") and HIV-tuberculosis service... (Publications)

   Implementation of tuberculosis intensive case finding, isoniazid preventive therapy, and infection control ("Three I's") and HIV-tuberculosis service integration in lower income countries

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   SETTING: World Health Organization advocates for integration of HIV-tuberculosis (TB) services and recommends intensive case finding (ICF), isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT), and infection control ("

3. Development of HIV drug resistance and therapeutic failure in children and adolescents in rural Tanzania - an emerging public health concern (Publications)

   Development of HIV drug resistance and therapeutic failure in children and adolescents in rural Tanzania - an emerging public health concern

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   OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence and determinants of virologic failure (VF) and acquired drug resistance-associated mutations (DRM) in HIV-infected children and adolescents in rural Tanzania.

4. Outcomes of antiretroviral treatment programmes in rural Lesotho: health centres and hospitals compared (Publications)

   Outcomes of antiretroviral treatment programmes in rural Lesotho: health centres and hospitals compared

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   INTRODUCTION: Lesotho was among the first countries to adopt decentralization of care from hospitals to nurse-led health centres (HCs) to scale up the provision of antiretroviral therapy (ART). We com

5. A joint ERS/ATS policy statement: what constitutes an adverse health effect of air pollution? An analytical framework (Publications)

   A joint ERS/ATS policy statement: what constitutes an adverse health effect of air pollution? An analytical framework

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6. Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections in schoolchildren in north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (Publications)

   Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections in schoolchildren in north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

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7. Ancistectorine D, a naphthylisoquinoline alkaloid with antiprotozoal and antileukemic activities, and further 5,8'- and 7,1'-linked metabolites from... (Publications)

   Ancistectorine D, a naphthylisoquinoline alkaloid with antiprotozoal and antileukemic activities, and further 5,8'- and 7,1'-linked metabolites from the Chinese liana <em>Ancistrocladus tectorius</em>

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   From the twigs and stems of the Chinese liana Ancistrocladus tectorius (Ancistrocladaceae), two new 5,8'-coupled naphthylisoquinolines, ancistectorine D (5) and its 6-O-demethyl derivative 6, were iso

8. Evaluation of a urine pooling strategy for the rapid and cost-efficient prevalence classification of schistosomiasis (Publications)

   Evaluation of a urine pooling strategy for the rapid and cost-efficient prevalence classification of schistosomiasis

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   BACKGROUND: A key epidemiologic feature of schistosomiasis is its focal distribution, which has important implications for the spatial targeting of preventive chemotherapy programs. We evaluated the d

9. Why do marital partners of people living with HIV not test for HIV? A qualitative study in Lusaka, Zambia (Publications)

   Why do marital partners of people living with HIV not test for HIV? A qualitative study in Lusaka, Zambia

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   BACKGROUND: Knowledge of HIV status is crucial for HIV prevention and management in marital relationships. Yet some marital partners of people living with HIV decline HIV testing despite knowing the H

10. Increasing the reach: involving local muslim religious teachers in a behavioral intervention to eliminate urogenital schistosomiasis in Zanzibar (Publications)

    Increasing the reach: involving local muslim religious teachers in a behavioral intervention to eliminate urogenital schistosomiasis in Zanzibar

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    In Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania, Madrassa schools are influential institutions, where children and adults can learn about the interpretation of the Koran. We aimed to explore the involvement