Measuring trust in vaccination: a systematic review (Publications)
Vaccine acceptance depends on public trust and confidence in the safety and efficacy of vaccines and immunization, the health system, healthcare professionals and the wider vaccine research community.
Is there a gender-specific association between asthma and carotid intima media thickness in Swiss adolescents? (Publications)
Respiratory diseases are associated with increased cardiovascular risk in adults, but little is known on the early impact on the vasculature in youth. The SAPALDIA Youth study, the offspring study of
Assessment of radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure from personal measurements considering the body shadowing effect in Korean children and... (Publications)
We aimed to assess the personal radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) exposure levels of children and adults through their activities, with consideration to the body shadowing effect. We recru
Genesis of and trafficking to the Maurer's clefts of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em>-infected erythrocytes (Publications)
Malaria parasites export proteins beyond their own plasma membrane to locations in the red blood cells in which they reside. Maurer's clefts are parasite-derived structures within the host cell cytopl
Socio-cultural determinants of anticipated acceptance of an oral cholera vaccine in western Kenya (Publications)
SUMMARYDeterminants of anticipated acceptance of an oral cholera vaccine (OCV) were studied in urban and rural communities of Western Kenya. An explanatory model interview administered to 379 communit
Chronic bronchitis and urban air pollution in an international study (Publications)
Objectives The chronic effects of urban air pollution are not well known. Our aim was to investigate the association between the prevalence and new onset of chronic bronchitis and urban air pollution.