Molecular biogeography of red deer Cervus elaphus from eastern Europe: insights from mitochondrial DNA sequences (Publications)
European red deer are known to show a conspicuous phylogeographic pattern with three distinct mtDNA lineages (western, eastern and North-African/Sardinian). The western lineage, believed to be indicat
Poor validity of noninvasive hemoglobin measurements by pulse oximetry compared with conventional absorptiometry in children in Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
Anemia remains a major public health issue in many African communities. We compared a novel, commercially available noninvasive hemoglobin (Hb)-measuring device to direct Hb measurements by finger-pri
Seasonal dynamics of human retinol status in mobile pastoralists in Chad (Publications)
Vitamin A deficiency is a prevalent public health problem in Africa and South-East Asia, although national population based surveys are lacking in many countries. This study investigated seasonal vari
Validation of self-reported figural drawing scales against anthropometric measurements in adults (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to validate figural drawing scales depicting extremely lean to extremely obese subjects to obtain proxies for BMI and waist circumference in postal surveys.