Good collaborative practice: reforming capacity building governance of international health research partnerships (Publications)
In line with the policy objectives of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this commentary seeks to examine the extent to which provisions of international health research guidance promot
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,
Emergency Medical Service (EMS) utilization by Syrian refugees residing in Ankara, Turkey (Publications)
Introduction Many Syrians have left their country and migrated to other countries since March 2011, due to the civil war. As of March 2016, a total of 2,747,946 Syrian refugees had immigrated to Turke
Outdoor air pollution, exhaled 8-isoprostane and current asthma in adults: the EGEA study (Publications)
Associations between outdoor air pollution and asthma in adults are still scarce, and the underlying biological mechanisms are poorly understood. Our aim was to study the associations between 1) long-
