Long-term effects of work cessation on respiratory health of textile workers: a 25-year follow-up study (Publications)
RATIONALE: The degree to which chronic respiratory health effects caused by exposures to cotton dust and endotoxin is reversible after cessation of textile work is unknown. OBJECTIVES: To investigate
Remote sensing, geographical information system and spatial analysis for schistosomiasis epidemiology and ecology in Africa (Publications)
Beginning in 1970, the potential of remote sensing (RS) techniques, coupled with geographical information systems (GIS), to improve our understanding of the epidemiology and control of schistosomiasis
Allergic rhinitis and onset of bronchial hyperresponsiveness: a population-based study (Publications)
RATIONALE: Patients with allergic rhinitis have more frequent bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) in cross-sectional studies. OBJECTIVES: To estimate the changes in BHR in nonasthmatic subjects with a
The epidemiology of multiple <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infections. 10. Effect of insecticide-treated bed nets on the dynamics of multiple... (Publications)
The rates of acquisition and loss of individual genotypes belonging to the FC27 family of the Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 2 (msp2) gene were studied in 120 children aged 5 months t
Association between short term exposure to fine particulate matter and heart rate variability in older subjects with and without heart disease (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Short term increases in exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution are associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The mechanism behind this effect is unclear,