The WHO 2016 verbal autopsy instrument: an international standard suitable for automated analysis by InterVA, InSilicoVA, and Tariff 2.0 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Verbal autopsy (VA) is a practical method for determining probable causes of death at the population level in places where systems for medical certification of cause of death are weak. VA
Leisure-time vigorous physical activity is associated with better lung function: the prospective ECRHS study (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: We assessed associations between physical activity and lung function, and its decline, in the prospective population-based European Community Respiratory Health Survey cohort. METHODS: FEV1
Associations between key intervention coverage and child mortality: an analysis of 241 sub-national regions of sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
Background: Reducing child mortality remains a key objective in the Sustainable Development Goals. Although remarkable progress has been made with respect to under-5 mortality over the last 25 years,
Ecology and evolution of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> (Publications)
Tuberculosis (TB) is the number one cause of human death due to an infectious disease. The causative agents of TB are a group of closely related bacteria known as the Mycobacterium tuberculosis comple
Inhibition of trypanosome alternative oxidase without its N-terminal mitochondrial targeting signal (ΔMTS-TAO) by cationic and non-cationic... (Publications)
African trypanosomiasis is a neglected parasitic disease that is still of great public health relevance, and a severe impediment to agriculture in endemic areas. The pathogens possess certain unique m
WHO environmental noise guidelines for the European region: a systematic review on environmental noise and cardiovascular and metabolic effects: a... (Publications)
To update the current state of evidence and assess its quality, we conducted a systematic review on the effects of environmental noise exposure on the cardio-metabolic systems as input for the new WHO
Impact of diagnostic test Xpert MTB/RIF® on health outcomes for tuberculosis (Publications)
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: to assess the impact of Xpert MTB/RIF on important patient outcomes for people with tuberculosis.