Risk of intestinal parasitic infections in people with different exposures to wastewater and fecal sludge in Kampala, Uganda: a cross-rectional study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There are health risks associated with wastewater and fecal sludge management and use, but little is known about the magnitude, particularly in rapidly growing urban settings of low- and m
Effect of multidimensional lifestyle intervention on fitness and adiposity in predominantly migrant preschool children (Ballabeina): cluster... (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To test the effect of a multidimensional lifestyle intervention on aerobic fitness and adiposity in predominantly migrant preschool children. DESIGN: Cluster randomised controlled single bl
The spatial and seasonal distribution of <em>Bulinus truncatus</em>, <em>Bulinus forskalii</em> and <em>Biomphalaria pfeifferi</em>, the intermediate... (Publications)
There is a paucity of epidemiological and malacological data pertaining to schistosomiasis in Chad. In view of a recently articulated elimination agenda, a deeper understanding of the spatio-temporal
Effect of a general school-based physical activity intervention on bone mineral content and density: a cluster-randomized controlled trial (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Specific physical loading leads to enhanced bone development during childhood. A general physical activity program mimicking a real-life situation was successful at increasing general phys
Menopause as a predictor of new-onset asthma: a longitudinal Northern European population study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There is limited and conflicting evidence on the effect of menopause on asthma. OBJECTIVES: We sought to study whether the incidence of asthma and respiratory symptoms differ by menopausal
Open Malaria : a simulator program for studying malaria epidemiology and the impacts of interventions against malaria [Software] (Publications)
OpenMalaria is an open source C++ program for simulating malaria epidemiology and the impacts on that epidemiology of interventions against malaria. It is based on microsimulations of