Assessing seasonal variations and age patterns in mortality during the first year of life in Tanzania (Publications)
Lack of birth and death registries in most of developing countries, particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa led to the establishment of Demographic Surveillance Systems (DSS) sites which monitor larg
Socioeconomic disparities in childhood cancer survival in Switzerland (Publications)
In this study, we investigated whether childhood cancer survival in Switzerland is influenced by socioeconomic status (SES), and if disparities vary by type of cancer and definition of SES (parental e
Air pollution and atherosclerosis: a cross-sectional analysis of four European cohort studies in the ESCAPE study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In four European cohorts, we investigated the cross-sectional association between long-term exposure to air pollution and intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery (CIMT), a pre-
Mortality atlas of the main causes of death in Switzerland, 2008-2012 (Publications)
PRINCIPLES: Analysis of the spatial distribution of mortality data is important for identification of high-risk areas, which in turn might guide prevention, and modify behaviour and health resources a
Entomopathogenic bacteria use multiple mechanisms for bioactive peptide library design (Publications)
The production of natural product compound libraries has been observed in nature for different organisms such as bacteria, fungi and plants; however, little is known about the mechanisms generating su
Combined stool-based multiplex PCR and microscopy for enhanced pathogen detection in patients with persistent diarrhoea and asymptomatic controls from... (Publications)
Infectious diarrhoea ranks among the leading causes of morbidity worldwide. While most acute diarrhoeal episodes are self-limiting, diagnosis and treatment of persistent diarrhoea (=2 weeks) are cumbe