Chronic handicaps and social integration in the aged. Results from the Somipops health survey (Publications)
Findings of the first Swiss health Survey Somipops are presented. The percentage of long-term disability as well as the number of disabilities per person increases with age. On the other hand social a
Varices, a true disease? (Publications)
There is little agreement on the real prevalence and significance of varices of the lower limbs. The discrepancies between the data produced by the various studies are attributable to several factors,
Incidence and types of illness when traveling to the tropics: a prospective controlled study of children and their parents (Publications)
Increasingly, families travel to tropical destinations exposing them to infectious agents and tropical diseases not encountered at home. We studied 157 children (0-16 years) and their adult relatives