Childhood leukaemia in Switzerland: comparison of different sources of data (Publications)
Since 1976 the Swiss Paediatric Oncology Groups (SPOG) has registered leukaemia cases occurring in Switzerland. The registration was set up for clinical research; however, since 1985 efforts have been
Understanding home-based neonatal care practice in rural southern Tanzania (Publications)
In order to understand home-based neonatal care practices in rural Tanzania, with the aim of providing a basis for the development of strategies for improving neonatal survival,we conducted a qualitat
Cost-effectiveness of B-type natriuretic peptide testing in patients with acute dyspnea (Publications)
BACKGROUND: B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a quantitative marker of heart failure that seems to be helpful in its diagnosis. METHODS: We performed a prospective randomized study (B-Type Natriuret
Prediction of live body weight using length and girth measurements for pigs in rural western Kenya (Publications)
Objectives: To develop and validate a pig weight-estimation method using body length and girth measurements. Methods: In a random sample of 288 smallholder pig farms in Western Kenya, pigs were weighe
Operational strategies to achieve and maintain malaria elimination (Publications)
Present elimination strategies are based on recommendations derived during the Global Malaria Eradication Program of the 1960s. However, many countries considering elimination nowadays have high intri
Critical roles of glycosylphosphatidylinositol for <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> (Publications)
Trypanosoma brucei, the protozoan parasite responsible for sleeping sickness, evades the immune response of mammalian hosts and digestion in the gut of the insect vector by means of its coat proteins