Smoking cessation, lung function, and weight gain: a follow-up study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Only one population-based study in one country has reported effects of smoking cessation and weight change on lung function, and none has reported the net effect. We estimated the net bene
Situation épidémiologique avant la mise en eau du barrage hydroagricole de cinq villages de Bouaké, centre Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
From June 2007 to June 2008, entomological, malacological and parasitological investigations were carried out in five villages in close proximity to a small dam of Raffierkro in Bouake, central Cote-d
Treatment of urinary schistosomiasis: methodological issues and research needs identified through a Cochrane systematic review (Publications)
SUMMARYGuidelines recommend praziquantel (PZQ) for the treatment and control of schistosomiasis, with no real alternative. Metrifonate was still widely used against Schistosoma haematobium in the 1990
Evaluation of a sampling strategy for estimation of long-term PM2.5 exposure for epidemiological studies (Publications)
As part of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) PM2.5 (particles collected with an upper 50% cut point of 2.5 microm aerodynamic diameter) was measured using an EPA-WINS (Environme
Determining important parameters in the spread of malaria through the sensitivity analysis of a mathematical model (Publications)
We perform sensitivity analyses on a mathematical model of malaria transmission to determine the relative importance of model parameters to disease transmission and prevalence. We compile two sets of
