Random demographic household surveys in highly mobile pastoral communities in Chad (Publications)
PROBLEM: Reliable demographic data is a central requirement for health planning and management, and for the implementation of adequate interventions. This study addresses the lack of demographic data
Effects of environmental parameters on the distribution of bullhead <em>Cottus gobio</em> with particular consideration of the effects of obstructions (Publications)
1. The bullhead Cottus gobio is a small-sized fish that occurs in stony streams and lakes in Switzerland. Its numbers have declined and its distribution has become narrower over the last 30 years, mos
The dental safety profile of high-dose radioiodine therapy for thyroid cancer: long-term results of a longitudinal cohort study (Publications)
The long-term dental safety profile of high-dose radioiodine therapy remained elusive despite more than 6 decades of clinical use. METHODS: In a cohort study, we investigated the incidence of sialaden
A Kiswahili version of the SF-36 Health Survey for use in Tanzania: translation and tests of scaling assumptions (Publications)
The objective of the study was to translate and adapt the SF-36 Health Survey for use in Tanzania and to test the psychometric properties of the Kiswahili SF-36. A cross-sectional study was conducted
Demographic and health surveillance of mobile pastoralists in Chad: integration of biometric fingerprint identification into a geographical... (Publications)
There is a pressing need for baseline demographic and health-related data to plan, implement and evaluate health interventions in developing countries, and to monitor progress towards international de
Comparative antiplasmodial, leishmanicidal and antitrypanosomal activities of several biflavonoids (Publications)
The antiplasmodial, leishmanicidal and antitrypanosomal activities of eight natural biflavonoids were estimated in vitro on a chloroquine-resistant strain of Plasmodium falciparum, axenically grown Le
