Beyond malaria: causes of fever in outpatient Tanzanian children (Publications)
BACKGROUND: As the incidence of malaria diminishes, a better understanding of nonmalarial fever is important for effective management of illness in children. In this study, we explored the spectrum of
Enhancing the usefulness of cross dehydrogenative coupling reactions with a removable protecting group (Publications)
A removable protecting group has been identified that allows the products of widely-used cross dehydrogenative couplings to be synthetically elaborated. The method can be used with enantiopure amines
Intergovernmental relations and long term care reforms: lessons from the Italian case (Publications)
The article aims at analysing the reasons why Italy failed to reform Long Term Care (LTC) policies, focusing on an aspect which has been overlooked: the interplay between LTC policies and the intergov
Distinguishing social and cultural features of cholera in urban and rural areas of Western Kenya: implications for public health (Publications)
Abstract Urban and rural areas have distinctive health problems, which require consideration. To examine sociocultural features of cholera and its community context, a semi-structured explanatory mode
Changes in oral health over a 10-yr period in Switzerland (Publications)
The Swiss Health Surveys are conducted every 5 yr, and alternate surveys contain information on oral health. Worldwide the population is ageing and oral health is improving. The aim of this study was
Zahnverlust, prothetische Versorgung und zahnärztliche Inanspruchnahme in der Schweiz (Publications)
The aim of this study is to report about the dental health situation in Switzerland and to evaluate frequencies of dental visits. Data were obtained from the first and second national Health Survey of
Measurement error in epidemiologic studies of air pollution based on land-use regression models (Publications)
Land-use regression (LUR) models are increasingly used to estimate air pollution exposure in epidemiologic studies. These models use air pollution measurements taken at a small set of locations and mo