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1. Oesophageal varices, schistosomiasis, and mortality among patients admitted with haematemesis in Mwanza, Tanzania: a prospective cohort study (Publications)

   Oesophageal varices, schistosomiasis, and mortality among patients admitted with haematemesis in Mwanza, Tanzania: a prospective cohort study

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   BACKGROUND: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a common cause of hospital admissions worldwide. Aetiologies vary by sociodemographics and geography. Retrospective studies of endoscopies in much

2. Mammography screening in Switzerland: limited evidence from limited data (Publications)

   Mammography screening in Switzerland: limited evidence from limited data

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   QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY: In Switzerland controversy exists on how to summarise the evidence on the efficacy and effectiveness, as well as adverse effects, of mammography screening, and breast cancer mor

3. Cost effectiveness of seasonal intermittent preventive treatment using amodiaquine & artesunate or sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine in Ghanaian children (Publications)

   Cost effectiveness of seasonal intermittent preventive treatment using amodiaquine & artesunate or sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine in Ghanaian children

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   BACKGROUND: Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in children (IPTc) involves the administration of a full course of an anti-malarial treatment to children under 5 years old at specified time

4. Using existing cohorts in research on environmental causes of diseases - pros and cons from a European perspective (Publications)

   Using existing cohorts in research on environmental causes of diseases - pros and cons from a European perspective

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5. Longitudinal evaluation of Ocimum and other plants effects on the feeding behavioral response of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the field in... (Publications)

   Longitudinal evaluation of Ocimum and other plants effects on the feeding behavioral response of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the field in Tanzania

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   BACKGROUND: The use of repellent materials from plants against nuisance insects is common with great potential to compliment existing malaria control programmes and this requires evaluation in the fie

6. Carotid intima-media thickness as a biomarker of subclinical atherosclerosis (Publications)

   Carotid intima-media thickness as a biomarker of subclinical atherosclerosis

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   Intima-media thickness of the carotid artery (CIMT) and its increase is associated with several cardiovascular risk factors and manifest cardiovascular diseases. CIMT is suggested to be an important b

7. Socially-marketed rapid diagnostic tests and ACT in the private sector: ten years of experience in Cambodia (Publications)

   Socially-marketed rapid diagnostic tests and ACT in the private sector: ten years of experience in Cambodia

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   Whilst some populations have recently experienced dramatic declines in malaria, the majority of those most at risk of Plasmodium falciparum malaria still lack access to effective treatment with artemi

8. Incidence and predictors of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a rural area of Mozambique (Publications)

   Incidence and predictors of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a rural area of Mozambique

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   BACKGROUND: There is limited data on the epidemiology of Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS) in rural sub-Saharan Africa. A prospective observational cohort study was conducted to asses

9. Adherence to prescribed artemisinin-based combination therapy in Garissa and Bunyala districts, Kenya (Publications)

   Adherence to prescribed artemisinin-based combination therapy in Garissa and Bunyala districts, Kenya

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   BACKGROUND: Following the development of resistance to anti-malarial mono-therapies, malaria endemic countries in Africa now use artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) as recommended first-line t

10. Estimating population access to insecticide-treated nets from administrative data: correction factor is needed (Publications)

    Estimating population access to insecticide-treated nets from administrative data: correction factor is needed

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    BACKGROUND: Population access to insecticide-treated nets (ITN) is usually determined from survey data. However, for planning purposes it is necessary to estimate this indicator between surveys. Two d