Risk factors for meningococcal meningitis in nothern Ghana (Publications)
morbidity and mortality in the meningitis belt of sub-Saharan Africa where it occurs in epidemics every 8-12 years. Risk factors for the disease in this setting remain largely unknown. We carried out a case-control
Health system costs of menstrual regulation and care for abortion complications in Bangladesh (Publications)
services. RESULTS: The incremental costs per case of providing menstrual regulation care in 2008 were 8-13% of those associated with treating severe abortion complications, depending on the level of care
Traffic-related air pollution and asthma onset in children: a prospective cohort study with individual exposure measurement (Publications)
covariates and new asthma incidence (30 cases) were reported annually through questionnaires during 8 years of follow-up. Children had nitrogen dioxide monitors placed outside their home for 2 weeks in
Between-country comparison of whole-body SAR from personal exposure data in urban areas (Publications)
five countries. All mean absorptions (maximal total absorption of 3.4 microW/kg for the child and 1.8 microW/kg for the adult) were well below the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection
Efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics of 1,2,4-trioxolane OZ78 against an experimental infection with <em>Fasciola hepatica</em> in sheep (Publications)
coagulation or clinical chemistry variables tested. Following oral administration, a mean C(max) of 45.8+/-13mug/ml was reached after 1h. An estimated elimination half-life of 1.0h and a mean AUC of 116.2
Estimated global resources needed to attain international malaria control goals (Publications)
US$ 38 to 45 billion will be required from 2006 to 2015. The average cost during this period is US$ 3.8 to 4.5 billion per year. The average costs for Africa are US$ 1.7 billion and US$ 2.2 billion per year
Reference equations for lung function screening of healthy never-smoking adults aged 18-80 years (Publications)
and to compare them with the most widely used reference equations. Results of screening spirometry of 8,684 healthy, never-smoking adults were used to calculate mean values and fifth percentiles of lung function
An attributable risk model for exposures assumed to cause both chronic disease and its exacerbations (Publications)
the distribution of exposure and its acute and chronic effects. RESULTS: In the combined AR model, 39.8% of exacerbations were attributable to air pollution, compared with 33.5% in the traditional model,
An outbreak of serotype 1 <em>Streptococcus pneumoniae</em> meningitis in northern Ghana with features that are characteristic of <em>Neisseria... (Publications)
in the African meningitis belt, where epidemics of bacterial meningitis have been reoccurring every 8-12 years. These epidemics are generally caused by Neisseria meningitidis, an organism that is considered
Quantification of self pollution from two diesel school buses using three independent methods (Publications)
the LV. The DT method estimated that the tailpipe and the crankcase emissions contributed 1.1 and 6.8 mug/m(3) of PM(2.5) inside the bus, respectively, with significantly higher crankcase self pollution
