Provider-patient interaction in rural Cameroon: how it relates to the patient's understanding of diagnosis and prescribed drugs, the patient's concept... (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: This cross-sectional survey examines the relation between provider-patient interaction and several patient-outcomes in a rural health district in Cameroon. METHODS: We used structured patie
Early assessment of the implementation of a national programme for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Cameroon and the effects... (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To assess the availability of equipment and the staff's knowledge to prevent Mother-To-Child Transmission (PMTCT) in rural healthcare facilities recently covered by the national PMTCT prog
Exposure to ozone gases in pulp mills and the onset of rhinitis (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Rhinitis is a common upper respiratory disease influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. It is also accepted that allergic rhinitis may precede asthma, a disease with more serio
Genetic susceptibility to occupational exposures (Publications)
Because of their high prevalence in the general population, genetic variants that determine susceptibility to environmental exposures may contribute greatly to the development of occupational diseases
Combining PCR with microscopy to reduce costs of laboratory diagnosis of Buruli ulcer (Publications)
Abstract. The introduction of antibiotic therapy as first-line treatment of Buruli ulcer underlines the importance of laboratory confirmation of clinical diagnosis. Because smear microscopy has very l