Current ISPM Publications
Nueesch E, Hauser W, Bernardy K, Barth J, Juni P. Comparative efficacy of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions in fibromyalgia syndrome: network meta-analysis. Ann Rheum Dis 2013;72(6):955-62. Abstract/PDF[more]
Stuck AE, Tenthani L, Egger M. Assessing population aging and disability in sub-saharan Africa: lessons from Malawi? PLoS Med 2013;10(5):e1001441. Abstract/PDF[more]
Rueegg CS, Gianinazzi ME, Michel G, von der Weid NX, Bergstraesser E, Kuehni CE, for the Swiss Paediatric Oncology G. Do childhood cancer survivors with physical performance limitations reach healthy activity levels? Pediatr Blood Cancer 2013 [Epub 2013/05/18]. Abstract/PDF[more]
Andersen TV, Schmidt LS, Poulsen AH, Feychting M, Roosli M, Tynes T, Aydin D, Prochazka M, Lannering B, Klaeboe L, Eggen T, Kuehni CE, Schmiegelow K, Schuz J. Patterns of exposure to infectious diseases and social contacts in early life and risk of brain tumours in children and adolescents: an International Case-Control Study (CEFALO). Br J Cancer 2013 [Epub 2013/05/09]. Abstract/PDF[more]
Gehring K, Schwappach DL, Battaglia M, Buff R, Huber F, Sauter P, Wieser M. Safety climate and its association with office type and team involvement in primary care. Int J Qual Health Care 2013 [Epub 2013/05/15]. Abstract/PDF[more]
Spoerri A, Zwahlen M, Panczak R, Egger M, Huss A, Swiss National C. Alcohol-selling outlets and mortality in Switzerland-the Swiss National Cohort. Addiction 2013 [Epub 2013/05/15]. Abstract/PDF[more]
Panczak R, Galobardes B, Spoerri A, Zwahlen M, Egger M. High life in the sky? Mortality by floor of residence in Switzerland. Eur J Epidemiol 2013 [Epub 2013/05/11]. Abstract/PDF[more]
Domeisen Benedetti F, Ostgathe C, Clark J, Costantini M, Daud ML, Grossenbacher-Gschwend B, Latten R, Lindqvist O, Peternelj A, Schuler S, Tal K, van der Heide A, Eychmuller S, on behalf of O. International palliative care experts' view on phenomena indicating the last hours and days of life. Support Care Cancer 2013;21(6):1509-17. Abstract/PDF[more]
Hauri DD, Huss A, Zimmermann F, Kuehni CE, Roosli M, for the Swiss National C. Prediction of residential radon exposure of the whole Swiss population: comparison of model-based predictions with measurement-based predictions. Indoor Air 2013 [Epub 2013/03/08]. Abstract/PDF[more]
IeDEA Pediatric Working Group, (from the ISPM: Egger M, Graber C, Kaeser F, Keiser O). A survey of paediatric HIV programmatic and clinical management practices in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa--the International epidemiologic Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA). J Int AIDS Soc 2013;16(1):17998. Abstract/PDF[more]
Clough-Gorr KM, Thwin SS, Bosco JL, Silliman RA, Buist DS, Pawloski PA, Quinn VP, Prout MN. Incident malignancies among older long-term breast cancer survivors and an age-matched and site-matched nonbreast cancer comparison group over 10 years of follow-up. Cancer 2013;119(8):1478-85. Abstract/PDF[more]
Fruhauf S, Gerger H (Sarah Frühauf and Heike Gerger contributed equally), Schmidt HM, Munder T, Barth J. Efficacy of Psychological Interventions for Sexual Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Arch Sex Behav 2013 [Epub 2013/04/06]. Abstract/PDF[more]
Schwappach DL, Frank O, Buschmann U, Babst R. Effects of an educational patient safety campaign on patients' safety behaviours and adverse events. J Eval Clin Pract 2013;19(2):285-91. Abstract/PDF[more]
Zwahlen M, Egger M. Mammographie-Screening. Ther Umsch 2013;70(4):205-13. Abstract/PDF[more]
Egger M, Zwahlen M, Cerny T. Tumorscreening - Grundlagen, Evaluation und Implementation. Ther Umsch 2013;70(4):195-203. Abstract/PDF[more]
Meier B, Kalesan B, Mattle HP, Khattab AA, Hildick-Smith D, Dudek D, Andersen G, Ibrahim R, Schuler G, Walton AS, Wahl A, Windecker S, Juni P, Investigators PCT. Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale in cryptogenic embolism. N Engl J Med 2013;368(12):1083-91. Abstract/PDF[more]
Wenaweser P, Stortecky S, Schwander S, Heg D, Huber C, Pilgrim T, Gloekler S, O'Sullivan CJ, Meier B, Juni P, Carrel T, Windecker S. Clinical outcomes of patients with estimated low or intermediate surgical risk undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Eur Heart J 2013 [Epub 2013/03/15]. Abstract/PDF[more]
Stortecky S, Buellesfeld L, Wenaweser P, Heg D, Pilgrim T, Khattab AA, Gloekler S, Huber C, Nietlispach F, Meier B, Juni P, Windecker S. Atrial fibrillation and aortic stenosis: impact on clinical outcomes among patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2013;6(1):77-84. Abstract/PDF[more]
Mlekusch S, Schliessbach J, Camara RJ, Arendt-Nielsen L, Juni P, Curatolo M. Do Central Hypersensitivity and Altered Pain Modulation Predict the Course of Chronic Low Back and Neck Pain? Clin J Pain 2013 [Epub 2013/02/02]. Abstract/PDF[more]
Pilgrim T, Kalesan B, Zanchin T, Pulver C, Jung S, Mattle H, Carrel T, Moschovitis A, Stortecky S, Wenaweser P, Stefanini GG, Raber L, Meier B, Juni P, Windecker S. Impact of atrial fibrillation on clinical outcomes among patients with coronary artery disease undergoing revascularisation with drug-eluting stents. EuroIntervention 2013;8(9):1061-71. Abstract/PDF[more]
Fenner L, Egger M, Bodmer T, Furrer H, Ballif M, Battegay M, Helbling P, Fehr J, Gsponer T, Rieder HL, Zwahlen M, Hoffmann M, Bernasconi E, Cavassini M, Calmy A, Dolina M, Frei R, Janssens JP, Borrell S, Stucki D, Schrenzel J, Bottger EC, Gagneux S, Swiss HIVC, Molecular Epidemiology of Tuberculosis Study G. HIV Infection Disrupts the Sympatric Host-Pathogen Relationship in Human Tuberculosis. PLoS Genet 2013;9(3):e1003318. Abstract/PDF[more]
Panczak R, Spoerri A, Zwahlen M, Bopp M, Gutzwiller F, Egger M. Religion and Suicide in Patients with Mental Illness or Cancer. Suicide Life Threat Behav 2013;43(2):213-22. Abstract/PDF[more]
Narayanan M, Beardsmore CS, Owers-Bradley J, Dogaru CM, Mada M, Ball I, Garipov RR, Kuehni CE, Spycher BD, Silverman M. Catch up Alveolarization in Ex-Preterm Children: Evidence from 3He Magnetic Resonance. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2013;187(10):1104-9. Abstract/PDF[more]
Munder T, Brutsch O, Leonhart R, Gerger H, Barth J. Researcher allegiance in psychotherapy outcome research: An overview of reviews. Clin Psychol Rev 2013;33(4):501-11. Abstract/PDF[more]
Vavricka SR, Schoepfer AM, Safroneeva E, Rogler G, Schwenkglenks M, Achermann R. A Shift From Oral to Intravenous Iron Supplementation Therapy Is Observed Over Time in a Large Swiss Cohort of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2013;19(4):840-6. Abstract/PDF[more]
Doerner R, McKeown E, Nelson S, Anderson J, Low N, Elford J. Circumcision and HIV Infection among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Britain: The Insertive Sexual Role. Arch Sex Behav 2013 [Epub 2013/01/30]. Abstract/PDF[more]
Low N, Forster M, Taylor SN, Nsuami MJ. Repeat chlamydia screening among adolescents: cohort study in a school-based programme in New Orleans. Sex Transm Infect 2013;89(1):20-4. Abstract/PDF[more]
Heijne JC, Herzog SA, Althaus CL, Tao G, Kent CK, Low N. Insights into the timing of repeated testing after treatment for Chlamydia trachomatis: data and modelling study. Sex Transm Infect 2013;89(1):57-62. Abstract/PDF[more]
Schoenenberger AW, Stortecky S, Neumann S, Moser A, Juni P, Carrel T, Huber C, Gandon M, Bischoff S, Schoenenberger CM, Stuck AE, Windecker S, Wenaweser P. Predictors of functional decline in elderly patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Eur Heart J 2013;34(9):684-92. Abstract/PDF[more]
Fenner L, Reid SE, Fox MP, Garone D, Wellington M, Prozesky H, Zwahlen M, Schomaker M, Wandeler G, Kancheya N, Boulle A, Wood R, Henostroza G, Egger M, Ie DEASA. Tuberculosis and the risk of opportunistic infections and cancers in HIV-infected patients starting ART in Southern Africa. Trop Med Int Health 2013;18(2):194-8. Abstract/PDF[more]
Schomaker M, Egger M, Maskew M, Garone D, Prozesky H, Hoffmann C, Boulle A, Fenner L, for Ie DEASA. Immune recovery after starting ART in HIV-infected patients presenting and not presenting with tuberculosis in South Africa. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2013;63(1):142-5. Abstract/PDF[more]
Tweya H, Feldacker C, Phiri S, Ben-Smith A, Fenner L, Jahn A, Kalulu M, Weigel R, Kamba C, Banda R, Egger M, Keiser O. Comparison of Treatment Outcomes of New Smear-Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients by HIV and Antiretroviral Status in a TB/HIV Clinic, Malawi. PLoS One 2013;8(2):e56248. Abstract/PDF[more]
Estill J, Egger M, Blaser N, Vizcaya LS, Garone D, Wood R, Campbell J, Hallett TB, Keiser O, for Ie DEASA. Cost-effectiveness of point-of-care viral load monitoring of ART in resource-limited settings: Mathematical modelling study. AIDS 2013 [Epub 2013/03/07]. Abstract/PDF[more]
Estill J, Egger M, Johnson LF, Gsponer T, Wandeler G, Davies MA, Boulle A, Wood R, Garone D, Stringer JS, Hallett TB, Keiser O, Ie DEASAC. Monitoring of Antiretroviral Therapy and Mortality in HIV Programmes in Malawi, South Africa and Zambia: Mathematical Modelling Study. PLoS One 2013;8(2):e57611. Abstract/PDF[more]
Eckerle I, Rosenberger KD, Zwahlen M, Junghanss T. Serologic vaccination response after solid organ transplantation: a systematic review. PLoS One 2013;8(2):e56974. Abstract/PDF[more]
Mugglin C, Wandeler G, Estill J, Egger M, Bender N, Davies MA, Keiser O. Retention in Care of HIV-Infected Children from HIV Test to Start of Antiretroviral Therapy: Systematic Review. PLoS One 2013;8(2):e56446. Abstract/PDF[more]
Stalder-Luthy F, Messerli-Burgy N, Hofer H, Frischknecht E, Znoj H, Barth J. The Effect of Psychological Interventions on Depressive Symptoms in Long-term Rehabilitation after an Acquired Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2013 [Epub 2013/02/27]. Abstract/PDF[more]
Brinkhof MW, Mayorga O, Bock J, Heininger U, Herzog C. Kinetics of maternally acquired anti-hepatitis A antibodies: Prediction of waning based on maternal or cord blood antibody levels. Vaccine 2013;31(11):1490-5. Abstract/PDF[more]
Leunig M, Juni P, Werlen S, Limacher A, Nuesch E, Pfirrmann CW, Trelle S, Odermatt A, Hofstetter W, Ganz R, Reichenbach S. Prevalence of cam and pincer-type deformities on hip MRI in an asymptomatic young Swiss female population: a cross-sectional study. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2013;21(4):544-50. Abstract/PDF
Gianinazzi ME, Rueegg CS, Wengenroth L, Bergstraesser E, Rischewski J, Ammann RA, Kuehni CE, Michel G, for Swiss Pediatric Oncology G. Adolescent survivors of childhood cancer: are they vulnerable for psychological distress? Psychooncology 2013 [Epub 2013/02/13]. Abstract/PDF[more]
Schutz D, Heg-Bachar Z, Taborsky M, Heg D. Spawning coordination of mates in a shell brooding cichlid. Int J Evol Biol 2012;2012:517849. Abstract/PDF[more]
Schwappach DL. Frequency of patient-reported infections among sicker adults in high-income countries: An international perspective. Am J Infect Control 2013;41(2):174-6. Abstract/PDF[more]
Horneber M, Bueschel G, Dennert G, Less D, Ritter E, Zwahlen M. How many cancer patients use complementary and alternative medicine: a systematic review and metaanalysis. Integr Cancer Ther 2012;11(3):187-203. Abstract/PDF[more]
Kuehni CE, Rueegg CS, Michel G, Rebholz CE, Strippoli MP, Niggli FK, Egger M, von der Weid NX, for the Swiss Paediatric Oncology G. Cohort Profile: The Swiss Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Int J Epidemiol 2012;41(6):1553-64. Abstract/PDF[more]
Yiannoutsos CT, Johnson LF, Boulle A, Musick BS, Gsponer T, Balestre E, Law M, Shepherd BE, Egger M, International Epidemiologic Databases to Evaluate AC. Estimated mortality of adult HIV-infected patients starting treatment with combination antiretroviral therapy. Sex Transm Infect 2012;88 Suppl 2:i33-43. Abstract/PDF[more]
Essig S, Skinner R, von der Weid NX, Kuehni CE, Michel G. Follow-up programs for childhood cancer survivors in europe: a questionnaire survey. PLoS One 2012;7(12):e53201. Abstract/PDF[more]
Satge D, Stiller CA, Rutkowski S, von Bueren AO, Lacour B, Sommelet D, Nishi M, Massimino M, Garre M. L, Moreno F, Hasle H, Jakab Z, Greenberg M, von der Weid N, Kuehni C. et al. A very rare cancer in Down syndrome: medulloblastoma. Epidemiological data from 13 countries. J Neurooncol 2013;112(1):107-14. Abstract/PDF[more]
Barben J, Strippoli MP, Trachsel D, Schiller B, Hammer J, Kuehni CE. Effect of mannitol dry powder challenge on exhaled nitric oxide in children. PLoS One 2013;8(1):e54521. Abtract/PDF[more]
Boillat-Blanco N, Darling KE, Taffe P, Osih R, Strahm C, Adami M, Elzi L, Daou S, Fehr J, Wandeler G, Cavassini M. Impact of Recommendation Updates in Well-Controlled Patients on Nonrecommended Antiretroviral Therapies: The Swiss HIV Cohort Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2013;62(2):180-9. Abstract/PDF[more]
Panczak R, Zwahlen M, Spoerri A, Tal K, Killias M, Egger M, for the Swiss National Cohort. Incidence and Risk Factors of Homicide-Suicide in Swiss Households: National Cohort Study. PLoS One 2013;8(1):e53714. Abstract/PDF[more]
Malla B, Stucki D, Borrell S, Feldmann J, Maharjan B, Shrestha B,
Fenner L, Gagneux S. First Insights into the Phylogenetic Diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Nepal. PloS One 2012;7(12):e52297. Abstract/PDF[more]
Schmidlin K, Clough-Gorr KM, Spoerri A, Egger M, Zwahlen M. Impact of unlinked deaths and coding changes on mortality trends in the Swiss National Cohort. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 2013;13(1):1-11. Abstract/PDF[more]
Born R, Zwahlen M. Disparities in bone density measurement history and osteoporosis medication utilisation in Swiss women: results from the Swiss Health Survey 2007. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2013;14(1):10. Abstract/PDF[more]
Barth J, Delfino S, Künzler A. Naturalistic study on the effectiveness of psycho-oncological interventions in cancer patients and their partners. Support Care Cancer 2013;21(6):1587-95. Abstract/PDF[more]
Zimmermann K, Ammann RA, Kuehni CE, De Geest S, Cignacco E. Malnutrition in pediatric patients with cancer at diagnosis and throughout therapy: A multicenter cohort study. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2013;60(4):642-9. Abstract/PDF[more]
Juni P, Rutjes AW, da Costa BR, Reichenbach S. Viscosupplementation for osteoarthritis of the knee. Ann Intern Med 2013;158(1):75 Letter. Abstract/PDF[more]
Althaus CL, Heijne JC, Herzog SA, Roellin A, Low N. Individual and Population Level Effects of Partner Notification for Chlamydia trachomatis. PLoS One 2012;7(12):e51438. Abstract/PDF[more]
Messerli-Burgy N, Barth J, Berger T. The InterHerz project - a web-based psychological treatment for cardiac patients with depression: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2012;13(1):245. Abstract/PDF[more]
Tonia T, Mettler A, Robert N, Schwarzer G, Seidenfeld J, Weingart O, Hyde C, Engert A, Bohlius J. Erythropoietin or darbepoetin for patients with cancer. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012;12:CD003407. Abstract/PDF[more]
Bender R, Tobias PV, Bender N. The Savannah hypotheses: origin, reception and impact on paleoanthropology. Hist Philos Life Sci 2012;34(1-2):147-84. Abstract/PDF[more]
Harambat J, van Stralen KJ, Espinosa L, Groothoff JW, Hulton SA, Cerkauskiene R, et al. [79 Collaborators, upon others: Kuehni CE, Maurer E.] Characteristics and outcomes of children with primary oxalosis requiring renal replacement therapy. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2012;7(3):458-65. Abstract/PDF[more]
da Costa BR, Hilfiker R, Egger M. PEDro's bias: summary quality scores should not be used in meta-analysis. J Clin Epidemiol 2013;66(1):75-7. Abstract/PDF[more]
Barth J, Bermetz L, Heim E, Trelle S, Tonia T. The current prevalence of child sexual abuse worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Public Health 2012 [Epub 2012/11/28]. Abstract/PDF[more]
da Costa BR, Nuesch E, Reichenbach S, Juni P, Rutjes AW. Doxycycline for osteoarthritis of the knee or hip. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012;11:CD007323. Abstract/PDF[more]
Renehan AG, Leitzmann MF, Zwahlen M. Re: Body Mass Index and Risk of Lung Cancer Among Never, Former, and Current Smokers. J Natl Cancer Inst 2012;104(21):1680-81. Abstract/PDF[more]
Naumann-Winter F, Greb A, Borchmann P, Bohlius J, Engert A, Schnell R. First-line tandem high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation versus single high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation in multiple myeloma, a systematic review of controlled studies. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012;10:CD004626. Abstract/PDF[more]
Meyrat P, Safroneeva E, Schoepfer AM. Rifaximin treatment for the irritable bowel syndrome with a positive lactulose hydrogen breath test improves symptoms for at least 3 months. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2012;36(11-12):1084-93. Abstract/PDF[more]
Titus LJ, Clough-Gorr K [acc. to the publisher, ISPM affiliation will be added in a corrigendum], Mackenzie TA, Perry A, Spencer SK, Weiss J, Abrahams-Gessel S, Ernstoff MS. Recent skin self-examination and doctor visits in relation to melanoma risk and tumour depth. Br J Dermatol 2013;168(3):571-6. Abstract/PDF[more]
Wildi SM, Schoepfer AM, Vavricka SR, Fruehauf H, Safroneeva E, Wiegand N, Bauerfeind P, Fried M. Colorectal polypectomy during insertion and withdrawal or only during withdrawal? A randomized controlled trial. Endoscopy 2012;44(11):1019-23. Abstract/PDF[more]
Girardin M, Manz M, Manser C, Biedermann L, Wanner R, Frei P, Safroneeva E, Mottet C, Rogler G, Schoepfer AM. First-line therapies in inflammatory bowel disease. Digestion 2012;86 Suppl 1:6-10. Abstract/PDF[more]
Straumann A, Safroneeva E. Eosinophils in the gastrointestinal tract: friends or foes? Acta Gastroenterol Belg 2012;75(3):310-5. Abstract/PDF[more]
Schoepfer AM, Safroneeva E, Vavricka SR, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Mottet C. Treatment of fibrostenotic and fistulizing Crohn's disease. Digestion 2012;86 Suppl 1:23-7. Abstract/PDF[more]
Manz M, Vavricka SR, Wanner R, Lakatos PL, Rogler G, Frei P, Safroneeva E, Schoepfer AM. Therapy of steroid-resistant inflammatory bowel disease. Digestion 2012;86 Suppl 1:11-5. Abstract/PDF[more]
Sailer I, Muhlemann S, Zwahlen M, Hammerle CH, Schneider D. Cemented and screw-retained implant reconstructions: a systematic review of the survival and complication rates. Clin Oral Implants Res 2012;23 Suppl 6:163-201. Abstract/PDF[more]
Heller R, Schwappach D. Chances and risks of publication of quality data -- the perspectives of Swiss physicians and nurses. BMC Health Serv Res 2012;12(1):368. Abstract/PDF[more]
Pjetursson BE, Thoma D, Jung R, Zwahlen M, Zembic A. A systematic review of the survival and complication rates of implant-supported fixed dental prostheses (FDPs) after a mean observation period of at least 5 years. Clin Oral Implants Res 2012;23 Suppl 6:22-38. Abstract/PDF[more]
Gracis S, Michalakis K, Vigolo P, Vult von Steyern P, Zwahlen M, Sailer I. Internal vs. external connections for abutments/reconstructions: a systematic review. Clin Oral Implants Res 2012;23 Suppl 6:202-16. Abstract/PDF[more]
Heydecke G, Zwahlen M, Nicol A, Nisand D, Payer M, Renouard F, Grohmann P, Muhlemann S, Joda T. What is the optimal number of implants for fixed reconstructions: a systematic review. Clin Oral Implants Res 2012;23 Suppl 6:217-28. Abstract/PDF[more]
Roccuzzo M, Bonino F, Gaudioso L, Zwahlen M, Meijer HJ. What is the optimal number of implants for removable reconstructions? A systematic review on implant-supported overdentures. Clin Oral Implants Res 2012;23 Suppl 6:229-37. Abstract/PDF[more]
Renner P, Milazzo S, Liu JP, Zwahlen M, Birkmann J, Horneber M. Primary prophylactic colony-stimulating factors for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced febrile neutropenia in breast cancer patients. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012;10:CD007913. Abstract/PDF[more]
Rueegg CS, Michel G, Wengenroth L, von der Weid NX, Bergstraesser E, Kuehni CE, Swiss Paediatric Oncology G. Physical performance limitations in adolescent and adult survivors of childhood cancer and their siblings. PLoS One 2012;7(10):e47944. Abstract/PDF[more]
Davies MA, Boulle A, Technau K, Eley B, Moultrie H, Rabie H, Garone D, Giddy J, Wood R, Egger M, Keiser O, for the Ie DEASAC. The role of targeted viral load testing in diagnosing virological failure in children on antiretroviral therapy with immunological failure. Trop Med Int Health 2012;17(11):1386-90. Abstract/PDF[more]
Zueger T, Kirchner P, Herren C, Fischli S, Zwahlen M, Christ E, Stettler C. Glucocorticoid replacement and mortality in patients with nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2012;97(10):E1938-42. Abstract/PDF[more]
Gsponer T, Weigel R, Davies MA, Bolton C, Moultrie H, Vaz P, Rabie H, Technau K, Ndirangu J, Eley B, Garone D, Wellington M, Giddy J, Ehmer J, Egger M, Keiser O, for Ie DEASA. Variability of growth in children starting antiretroviral treatment in southern Africa. Pediatrics 2012;130(4):e966-77. Abstract/PDF[more]
da Costa BR, Rutjes AW, Johnston BC, Reichenbach S, Nuesch E, Tonia T, Gemperli A, Guyatt GH, Juni P. Methods to convert continuous outcomes into odds ratios of treatment response and numbers needed to treat: meta-epidemiological study. Int J Epidemiol 2012;41(5):1445-59. Abstract/PDF[more]
Gehring K, Schwappach DL, Battaglia M, Sauter P, Wieser M. Frequency of and harm associated with primary care safety incidents. Am J Manag Care 2012;18(9):e323-37. Abstract/PDF[more]
Wettstein C, Mugglin C, Egger M, Blaser N, Salazar L, Estill J, Bender N, Davies MA, Wandeler G, Keiser O. Missed Opportunities to Prevent Mother-to-Child-Transmission in sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. AIDS 2012;26(18):2361-73. Abstract/PDF[more]
Wandeler G, Gsponer T, Bregenzer A, Gunthard HF, Clerc O, Calmy A, Stockle M, Bernasconi E, Furrer H, Rauch A, and the Swiss HIVCS. Hepatitis C Virus Infections in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study: A Rapidly Evolving Epidemic. Clin Infect Dis 2012;55(10):1408-16. Abstract/PDF
Cornell M, Schomaker M, Garone DB, Giddy J, Hoffmann CJ, Lessells R, Maskew M, Prozesky H, Wood R, Johnson LF, Egger M, Boulle A, Myer L, for the International Epidemiologic Databases to Evaluate ASAC. Gender Differences in Survival among Adult Patients Starting Antiretroviral Therapy in South Africa: A Multicentre Cohort Study. PLoS Med 2012;9(9):e1001304. Abstract/PDF
Borchard A, Schwappach DL, Barbir A, Bezzola P. A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness, Compliance, and Critical Factors for Implementation of Safety Checklists in Surgery. Ann Surg 2012;256(6):925-33. Abstract/PDF
Lodrup Carlsen KC, Roll S, Carlsen KH, Mowinckel P, Wijga AH, Brunekreef B, Torrent M, Roberts G, Arshad SH, Kull I, Kramer U, von Berg A, Eller E, Host A, Kuehni C, Spycher B, Sunyer J, Chen CM, Reich A, Asarnoj A, Puig C, Herbarth O, Mahachie John JM, Van Steen K, Willich SN, Wahn U, Lau S, Keil T, group GWPBCw. Does pet ownership in infancy lead to asthma or allergy at school age? Pooled analysis of individual participant data from 11 European birth cohorts. PLoS One 2012;7(8):e43214. Abstract/PDF
Munder T, Fluckiger C, Gerger H, Wampold BE, Barth J. Is the Allegiance Effect an Epiphenomenon of True Efficacy Differences Between Treatments? A Meta-Analysis. J Couns Psychol 2012;59(4):631-7. Abstract/PDF
Junker T, Mujagic E, Hoffmann H, Rosenthal R, Misteli H, Zwahlen M, Oertli D, Tschudin-Sutter S, Widmer A, Marti W, Weber W. Prevention and control of surgical site infections: review of the Basel Cohort Study. Swiss Med Wkly 2012;142:w13616. Abstract/PDF
Gunthert AR, Duclos K, Jahns BG, Krause E, Amann E, Limacher A, Mueller MD, Juni P. Clinical Scoring System for Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus. J Sex Med 2012;9(9):2342-50. Abstract/PDF
De Bruyne B, Pijls NH, Kalesan B, Barbato E, Tonino PA, Piroth Z, Jagic N, Mobius-Winckler S, Rioufol G, Witt N, Kala P, Maccarthy P, Engstrom T, Oldroyd KG, Mavromatis K, Manoharan G, Verlee P, Frobert O, Curzen N, Johnson JB, Juni P, Fearon WF, the FTI. Fractional Flow Reserve-Guided PCI versus Medical Therapy in Stable Coronary Disease. N Engl J Med 2012;367(11):991-1001. Abstract/PDF
Wandeler G, Keiser O, Mulenga L, Hoffmann CJ, Wood R, Chaweza T, Brennan A, Prozesky H, Garone D, Giddy J, Chimbetete C, Boulle A, Egger M, for the Ie DEASAC. Tenofovir in Second-Line ART in Zambia and South Africa: Collaborative Analysis of Cohort Studies. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2012;61(1):41-8. Abstract/PDF
Moser A, Stuck AE, Silliman RA, Ganz PA, Clough-Gorr KM. The eight-item modified Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey: psychometric evaluation showed excellent performance. J Clin Epidemiol 2012;65(10):1107-16. Abstract/PDF
Raber L, Kelbaek H, Ostoijc M, Baumbach A, Heg D, Tuller D, von Birgelen C, Roffi M, Moschovitis A, Khattab AA, Wenaweser P, Bonvini R, Pedrazzini G, Kornowski R, Weber K, Trelle S, Luscher TF, Taniwaki M, Matter CM, Meier B, Juni P, Windecker S, for the CAMITI. Effect of Biolimus-Eluting Stents With Biodegradable Polymer vs Bare-Metal Stents on Cardiovascular Events Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: The COMFORTABLE AMI Randomized Trial. JAMA 2012;308(8):777-87. Abstract/PDF
Herzog SA, Althaus CL, Heijne JC, Oakeshott P, Kerry S, Hay P, Low N. Timing of progression of Chlamydia trachomatis infection to pelvic inflammatory disease: a mathematical modelling study. BMC Infect Dis 2012;12(1):187. Abstract/PDF
Schmidlin K, Spoerri A, Egger M, Zwahlen M, Stuck A, Clough-Gorr K. Cancer, a disease of aging - part 2. Swiss Med Wkly 2012;142:w13607. Abstract/PDF
Schmidlin K, Spoerri A, Egger M, Zwahlen M, Stuck A, Clough-Gorr K. Cancer, a disease of aging - part 1. Swiss Med Wkly 2012;142:w13637. Abstract/PDF
da Costa BR, Rutjes AW, Mendy A, Freund-Heritage R, Vieira ER. Can falls risk prediction tools correctly identify fall-prone elderly rehabilitation inpatients? A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One 2012;7(7):e41061. Abstract/PDF
Schwappach DL, Meyer Massetti C, Gehring K. Communication barriers in counselling foreign-language patients in public pharmacies: threats to patient safety? Int J Clin Pharm 2012;34(5):765-72. Abstract/PDF
Low N, Cassell JA, Spencer B, Bender N, Martin Hilber A, van Bergen J, Andersen B, Herrmann B, Dubois-Arber F, Hamers FF, van de Laar M, Stephenson JM. Chlamydia control activities in Europe: cross-sectional survey. Eur J Public Health 2012;22(4):556-61. Abstract/PDF
Schwappach D, Conen D. Patient safety - who cares? Swiss Med Wkly 2012;142:w13634. Abstract/PDF
Hauri DD, Huss A, Zimmermann F, Kuehni CE, Roosli M. A prediction model for assessing residential radon concentration in Switzerland. J Environ Radioact 2012;112C:83-9. Abstract/PDF
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van den Broek IV, van Bergen JE, Brouwers EE, Fennema JS, Gotz HM, Hoebe CJ, Koekenbier RH, Kretzschmar M, Over EA, Schmid BV, Pars LL, van Ravesteijn SM, van der Sande MA, de Wit GA, Low N, Op de Coul EL. Effectiveness of yearly, register based screening for chlamydia in the Netherlands: controlled trial with randomised stepped wedge implementation. BMJ 2012;345:e4316. Abstract/PDF
Nuesch E, Hauser W, Bernardy K, Barth J, Juni P. Comparative efficacy of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions in fibromyalgia syndrome: network meta-analysis. Annals of the rheumatic diseases 2012 [Epub 2012/06/29]. Abstract/PDF
Lepper PM, Ott S, Nuesch E, von Eynatten M, Schumann C, Pletz MW, Mealing NM, Welte T, Bauer TT, Suttorp N, Juni P, Bals R, Rohde G, on behalf of the German Community Acquired Pneumonia Competence N. Serum glucose levels for predicting death in patients admitted to hospital for community acquired pneumonia: prospective cohort study. BMJ 2012;344:e3397. Abstract/PDF
Viniol A, Jegan N, Leonhardt C, Strauch K, Brugger M, Barth J, Baum E, Becker A. Study protocol: Transition from localized low back pain to chronic widespread pain in general practice: Identification of risk factors, preventive factors and key elements for treatment - A cohort study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2012;13(1):77. Abstract/PDF
Bart I, Dobler B, Schmidlin K, Zwahlen M, Salvi GE, Lang NP, Bragger U. Complication and failure rates of tooth-supported fixed dental prostheses after 7 to 19 years in function. Int J Prosthodont 2012;25(4):360-7. Abstract/PDF
Panczak R, Galobardes B, Voorpostel M, Spoerri A, Zwahlen M, Egger M, for the Swiss National C, the Swiss Household P. A Swiss neighbourhood index of socioeconomic position: development and association with mortality. J Epidemiol Community Health 2012;66(12):1129-36. Abstract/PDF
Rebholz CE, Rueegg CS, Michel G, Ammann RA, von der Weid NX, Kuehni CE, Spycher BD. Clustering of health behaviours in adult survivors of childhood cancer and the general population. Br J Cancer 2012;107(2):234-42. Abstract/PDF
Reichenbach S, Juni P. Medical food and food supplements: not always as safe as generally assumed. Ann Intern Med 2012;156(12):894-5. Abstract/PDF
Rutjes AW, Juni P, da Costa BR, Trelle S, Nuesch E, Reichenbach S. Viscosupplementation for Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med 2012;157(3):180-91. Abstract/PDF
Johnston BC, Thorlund K, da Costa BR, Furukawa TA, Guyatt GH. New methods can extend the use of minimal important difference units in meta-analyses of continuous outcome measures. J Clin Epidemiol 2012;65(8):817-26. Abstract/PDF
Schwappach D, Gehring K, Battaglia M, Buff R, Huber F, Sauter P, Wieser M. Threats to patient safety in the primary care office: concerns of physicians and nurses. Swiss Med Wkly 2012;142:w13601. Abstract/PDF
Staehelin K, Schindler C, Spoerri A, Zemp Stutz E, for the Swiss National Cohort Study G. Marital status, living arrangement and mortality: does the association vary by gender? J Epidemiol Community Health 2012;66(7):e22. Abstract/PDF
Schwappach D, Frank O. [Patients as vigilant partners - patient involvement in patient safety]. Ther Umsch 2012;69(6):359-62. Abstract/PDF
Essig S, von der Weid NX, Strippoli MP, Rebholz CE, Michel G, Rueegg CS, Niggli FK, Kuehni CE, for the Swiss Pediatric Oncology G. Health-Related Quality of Life in Long-Term Survivors of Relapsed Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. PLoS One 2012;7(5):e38015. Abstract/PDF
Di Nisio M, Porreca E, Ferrante N, Otten HM, Cuccurullo F, Rutjes AW. Primary prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in ambulatory cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012;2:CD008500. Abstract/PDF
Stortecky S, Schoenenberger AW, Moser A, Kalesan B, Juni P, Carrel T, Bischoff S, Schoenenberger CM, Stuck AE, Windecker S, Wenaweser P. Evaluation of multidimensional geriatric assessment as a predictor of mortality and cardiovascular events after transcatheter aortic valve implantation. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2012;5(5):489-96. Abstract/PDF
Billinger M, Raber L, Hitz S, Stefanini GG, Pilgrim T, Stettler C, Zanchin T, Pulver C, Pfaffli N, Eberli F, Meier B, Kalesan B, Juni P, Windecker S. Long-term clinical and angiographic outcomes of diabetic patients after revascularization with early generation drug-eluting stents. Am Heart J 2012;163(5):876-86 e2. Abstract/PDF
Van Den Berg J, Waser S, Trelle S, Diehm N, Baumgartner I. Lesion characteristics of patients with chronic critical limb ischemia that determine choice of treatment modality. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 2012;53(1):45-52. Abstract/PDF
Schoenenberger AW, Felber S, Gujer S, Moser A, Jamshidi P, Stuck AE, Erne P. Invasive findings in patients with angina equivalent symptoms but no coronary artery disease; Results from the heart quest cohort study. Int J Cardiol 2012 [Epub 2012/01/13]. Abstract/PDF
Schoenenberger AW, Urbanek N, Toggweiler S, Seelos R, Jamshidi P, Resink TJ, Erne P. Deviation from Murray's law is associated with a higher degree of calcification in coronary bifurcations. Atherosclerosis 2012;221(1):124-30. Abstract/PDF
Schoenenberger AW, Urbanek N, Bergner M, Toggweiler S, Resink TJ, Erne P. Associations of Reactive Hyperemia Index and Intravascular Ultrasound-Assessed Coronary Plaque Morphology in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease. Am J Cardiol 2012;109(12):1711-6. Abstract/PDF
Ott SR, Hauptmeier BM, Ernen C, Lepper PM, Nuesch E, Pletz MW, Hecht J, Welte T, Bauer TT. Treatment failure in pneumonia: impact of antibiotic treatment and cost analysis. Eur Respir J 2012;39(3):611-8. Abstract/PDF
Ortmann J, Nuesch E, Traupe T, Diehm N, Baumgartner I. Gender is an independent risk factor for distribution pattern and lesion morphology in chronic critical limb ischemia. J Vasc Surg 2012;55(1):98-104. Abstract/PDF
Fenner L, Egger M, Bodmer T, Altpeter E, Zwahlen M, Jaton K, Pfyffer GE, Borrell S, Dubuis O, Bruderer T, Siegrist HH, Furrer H, Calmy A, Fehr J, Stalder JM, Ninet B, Bottger EC, Gagneux S, for the Swiss HIVCS, the Swiss Molecular Epidemiology of Tuberculosis Study G. Effect of Mutation and Genetic Background on Drug Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2012;56(6):3047-53. Abstract/PDF
Goetghebuer T, Le Chenadec J, Haelterman E, Galli L, Dollfus C, Thorne C, Judd A, Keiser O, Ramos JT, Levy J, Warszawski J, European Infant Collaboration G. Short- and long-term immunological and virological outcome in HIV-infected infants according to the age at antiretroviral treatment initiation. Clin Infect Dis 2012;54(6):878-81. Abstract/PDF
Estill J, Aubriere C, Egger M, Johnson L, Wood R, Garone D, Gsponer T, Wandeler G, Boulle A, Davies MA, Hallett T, Keiser O. Viral load monitoring of antiretroviral therapy, cohort viral load and HIV transmission in Southern Africa: A mathematical modelling analysis. AIDS 2012;26(11):1403-13. Abstract/PDF
Fox MP, van Cutsem G, Giddy J, Maskew M, Keiser O, Prozesky H, Wood R, Hernan MA, Sterne JA, Egger M, Boulle A, for the Ie DEASAc. Rates and Predictors of Failure of First-line Antiretroviral Therapy and Switch to Second-line ART in South Africa. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2012;60(4):428-37. Abstract/PDF
Stefanini GG, Byrne RA, Serruys PW, de Waha A, Meier B, Massberg S, Juni P, Schomig A, Windecker S, Kastrati A. Biodegradable polymer drug-eluting stents reduce the risk of stent thrombosis at 4 years in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a pooled analysis of individual patient data from the ISAR-TEST 3, ISAR-TEST 4, and LEADERS randomized trials. Eur Heart J 2012;33(10):1214-22. Abstract/PDF
Kalesan B, Stefanini GG, Raber L, Schmutz M, Baumgartner S, Hitz S, Baldinger SH, Pilgrim T, Moschovitis A, Wenaweser P, Bullesfeld L, Khattab AA, Meier B, Juni P, Windecker S. Long-term comparison of everolimus- and sirolimus-eluting stents in patients with acute coronary syndromes. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2012;5(2):145-54. Abstract/PDF
Kalesan B, Pilgrim T, Heinimann K, Raber L, Stefanini GG, Valgimigli M, da Costa BR, Mach F, Luscher TF, Meier B, Windecker S, Juni P. Comparison of drug-eluting stents with bare metal stents in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Eur Heart J 2012;33(8):977-87. Abstract/PDF
Stefanini GG, Kalesan B, Pilgrim T, Raber L, Onuma Y, Silber S, Serruys PW, Meier B, Juni P, Windecker S. Impact of sex on clinical and angiographic outcomes among patients undergoing revascularization with drug-eluting stents. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2012;5(3):301-10. Abstract/PDF
Pilgrim T, Vetterli F, Kalesan B, Stefanini GG, Raber L, Stortecky S, Gloekler S, Binder RK, Wenaweser P, Moschovitis A, Khattab AA, Buellesfeld L, Zwahlen M, Meier B, Juni P, Windecker S. The impact of anemia on long-term clinical outcome in patients undergoing revascularization with the unrestricted use of drug-eluting stents. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2012;5(2):202-10. Abstract/PDF
Stortecky S, Windecker S, Pilgrim T, Heg D, Buellesfeld L, Khattab AA, Huber C, Gloekler S, Nietlispach F, Mattle H, Juni P, Wenaweser P. Cerebrovascular accidents complicating transcatheter aortic valve implantation: frequency, timing and impact on outcomes. EuroIntervention 2012;8(1):62-70. Abstract/PDF
Fuchs O, Latzin P, Kuehni CE, Frey U. Cohort profile: the bern infant lung development cohort. Int J Epidemiol 2012;41(2):366-76. Abstract/PDF
Clough-Gorr KM, Thwin SS, Stuck AE, Silliman RA. Examining five- and ten-year survival in older women with breast cancer using cancer-specific geriatric assessment. Eur J Cancer 2012;48(6):805-12. Abstract/PDF
Schwappach D, Popova S, Mohapatra S, Patra J, Godinho A, Rehm J. Strategies for evaluating the economic value of drugs in alcohol dependence treatment. Drug Alcohol Depend 2012;122(3):165-73. Abstract/PDF
Pjetursson BE, Zwahlen M, Lang NP. Quality of reporting of clinical studies to assess and compare performance of implant-supported restorations. J Clin Periodontol 2012;39 Suppl 12:139-59. Abstract/PDF
Pjetursson BE, Helbling C, Weber HP, Matuliene G, Salvi GE, Bragger U, Schmidlin K, Zwahlen M, Lang NP. Peri-implantitis susceptibility as it relates to periodontal therapy and supportive care. Clin Oral Implants Res 2012;23(7):888-94. Abstract/PDF
Grande G, Romppel M, Barth J. Type D Personality and Heart Disease: Walking the Line Between Enthusiasm and Disbelief (letter to the editor). Ann Behav Med 2012;44(1):138. Abstract/PDF
50. Renehan AG, Solomon M, Zwahlen M, Morjaria R, Whatmore A, Audi L, Binder G, Blum W, Bougneres P, Santos CD, Carrascosa A, Hokken-Koelega A, Jorge A, Mullis PE, Tauber M, Patel L, Clayton PE. Growth Hormone Receptor Polymorphism and Growth Hormone Therapy Response in Children: A Bayesian Meta-Analysis. Am J Epidemiol 2012;175(9):867-77. Abstract/PDF
Rueegg CS, von der Weid NX, Rebholz CE, Michel G, Zwahlen M, Grotzer M, Kuehni CE, for the Swiss Paediatric Oncology G. Daily Physical Activities and Sports in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer and Healthy Controls: A Population-Based Questionnaire Survey. PLoS One 2012;7(4):e34930. Abstract/PDF
Hawkes S, Broutet N, Low N. Syphilis: still a major cause of infant mortality - Authors' reply. Lancet Infect Dis 2012;12(4):270-1. Abstract/PDF
Low N, Mueller M, Van Vliet HA, Kapp N. Perioperative antibiotics to prevent infection after first-trimester abortion. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012;3:CD005217. Abstract/PDF
Martin Hilber A, Kenter E, Redmond S, Merten S, Bagnol B, Low N, Garside R. Vaginal practices as women's agency in Sub-Saharan Africa: A synthesis of meaning and motivation through meta-ethnography. Soc Sci Med 2012;74(9):1311-23. Abstract/PDF
Low N, Scott P, Henao Restrepo AM. Comparing pneumococcal conjugate vaccine schedules in infancy. Vaccine 2012;30(50):7145. Abstract/PDF
Guy R, Hocking J, Low N, Ali H, Bauer HM, Walker J, Klausner JD, Donovan B, Kaldor JM. Interventions to increase rescreening for repeat chlamydial infection. Sex Transm Dis 2012;39(2):136-46. Abstract/PDF
Andersson MI, Low N, Irish CJ, Carrington D, Hickman M, Myers R, Teo CG, Ijaz S. Molecular epidemiology of a large community-based outbreak of hepatitis B in Bristol, U.K. J Clin Virol 2012;53(2):125-9. Abstract/PDF
Estcourt C, Sutcliffe L, Cassell J, Mercer CH, Copas A, James L, Low N, Horner P, Clarke M, Symonds M, Roberts T, Tsourapas A, Johnson AM. Can we improve partner notification rates through expedited partner therapy in the UK? Findings from an exploratory trial of Accelerated Partner Therapy (APT). Sex Transm Infect 2012;88(1):21-6. Abstract/PDF
Andersson MI, Low N, Irish CJ, Verlander NQ, Carrington D, Horner P, Stuart JM, Hickman M, Bristol Hepatitis BOIT. Investigation of a large community-based outbreak of hepatitis B infection in the United Kingdom. Epidemiol Infect 2012;140(1):47-57. Abstract/PDF
The Collaboration of Observational HIVEREiE, Lewden C, Bouteloup V, De Wit S, Sabin C, Mocroft A, Wasmuth JC, van Sighem A, Kirk O, Obel N, Panos G, Ghosn J, Dabis F, Mary-Krause M, Leport C, Perez-Hoyos S, Sobrino-Vegas P, Stephan C, Castagna A, Antinori A, d'Arminio Monforte A, Torti C, Mussini C, Isern V, Calmy A, Teira R, Egger M, Grarup J, Chene G. All-cause mortality in treated HIV-infected adults with CD4 >=500/mm3 compared with the general population: evidence from a large European observational cohort collaboration{dagger}. Int J Epidemiol 2012;41(2):433-45. Abstract/PDF
Althaus CL, Heijne JC, Low N. Towards More Robust Estimates of the Transmissibility of Chlamydia trachomatis. Sex Transm Dis 2012;39(5):402-4. Abstract/PDF
Althaus CL, De Boer RJ. Impaired immune evasion in HIV through intracellular delays and multiple infection of cells. Proc Biol Sci 2012;279(1740):3003-10. Abstract/PDF
Fischer U, Mono ML, Zwahlen M, Nedeltchev K, Arnold M, Galimanis A, Bucher S, Findling O, Meier N, Brekenfeld C, Gralla J, Heller R, Tschannen B, Schaad H, Waldegg G, Zehnder T, Ronsdorf A, Oswald P, Brunner G, Schroth G, Mattle HP, for the Qi. Impact of Thrombolysis on Stroke Outcome at 12 Months in a Population: The Bern Stroke Project. Stroke 2012;43(4):1039-45. Abstract/PDF
Cuijpers P, Driessen E, Hollon SD, van Oppen P, Barth J, Andersson G. The efficacy of non-directive supportive therapy for adult depression: A meta-analysis. Clin Psychol Rev 2012;32(4):280-91. Abstract/PDF
Hasler RM, Nuesch E [Hasler & Nuesch contributed equally], Juni P, Bouamra O, Exadaktylos AK, Lecky F. Systolic blood pressure below 110mmHg is associated with increased mortality in penetrating major trauma patients: Multicentre cohort study. Resuscitation 2012;83(4):476-81. Abstract/PDF
Limacher A, Raber L, Laube E, Lauterburg A, Lotscher S, Hess N, Moschovitis A, Baldinger SH, Wenaweser P, Meier B, Hess OM, Juni P. Clinical long-term outcome after implantation of titanium nitride-oxide coated stents compared with paclitaxel- or sirolimus-eluting stents: propensity-score matched analysis. EuroIntervention 2012;7(9):1043-50. Abstract/PDF
Schaufelberger M, Frey P, Woermann U, Schnabel K, Barth J. Benefits of communication skills training after real patient exposure. Clin Teach 2012;9(2):85-8. Abstract/PDF
Cook S, Eshtehardi P, Kalesan B, Raber L, Wenaweser P, Togni M, Moschovitis A, Vogel R, Seiler C, Eberli FR, Luscher T, Meier B, Juni P, Windecker S. Impact of incomplete stent apposition on long-term clinical outcome after drug-eluting stent implantation. Eur Heart J 2012;33(11):1334-43. Abstract/PDF
Raber L, Kelbaek H, Ostoijc M, Baumbach A, Tuller D, von Birgelen C, Roffi M, Pedrazzini G, Kornowski R, Weber K, Heg D, Matter C, Luscher T, Taniwaki M, Meier B, Juni P, Windecker S. Comparison of biolimus eluted from an erodible stent coating with bare metal stents in acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (COMFORTABLE AMI trial): rationale and design. EuroIntervention 2012;7(12):1435-43. Abstract/PDF
Raber L, Magro M, Stefanini GG, Kalesan B, van Domburg RT, Onuma Y, Wenaweser P, Daemen J, Meier B, Juni P, Serruys PW, Windecker S. Very Late Coronary Stent Thrombosis of a Newer Generation Everolimus-Eluting Stent Compared with Early Generation Drug-Eluting Stents: A Prospective Cohort Study. Circulation 2012;125(9):1110-21. Abstract/PDF
Gutierrez-Chico JL, Wykrzykowska J, Nuesch E, van Geuns RJ, Koch KT, Koolen JJ, di Mario C, Windecker S, van Es GA, Gobbens P, Juni P, Regar E, Serruys PW. Vascular tissue reaction to acute malapposition in human coronary arteries: sequential assessment with optical coherence tomography. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2012;5(1):20-9. Abstract/PDF
Keiser O, Spycher B, Rauch A, Calmy A, Cavassini M, Glass TR, Nicca D, Ledergerber B, Egger M, The Swiss HIVCS. Outcomes of Antiretroviral Therapy in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study: Latent Class Analysis. AIDS Behav 2012;16(2):245-55. Abstract/PDF
Kuehni CE, Strippoli MP, Rueegg CS, Rebholz CE, Bergstraesser E, Grotzer M, von der Weid NX, Michel G, for the Swiss Pediatric Oncology G. Educational achievement in Swiss childhood cancer survivors compared with the general population. Cancer 2012;118(5):1439-49. Abstract/PDF
Schwappach DL, Frank O, Buschmann U, Babst R. Effects of an educational patient safety campaign on patients' safety behaviours and adverse events. J Eval Clin Pract 2012 [Epub 2012/02/16]. Abstract/PDF
Fenner L, Gagneux S, Helbling P, Battegay M, Rieder HL, Pfyffer GE, Zwahlen M, Furrer H, Siegrist HH, Fehr J, Dolina M, Calmy A, Stucki D, Jaton K, Janssens JP, Stalder JM, Bodmer T, Ninet B, Bottger EC, Egger M, for the Swiss HIVC, Molecular Epidemiology of Tuberculosis Study G. Mycobacterium tuberculosis Transmission in a Country with Low Tuberculosis Incidence: Role of Immigration and HIV Infection. J Clin Microbiol 2012;50(2):388-95. Abstract/PDF
Wahl A & Juni P [contributed equally to this article], Mono ML, Kalesan B, Praz F, Geister L, Raber L, Nedeltchev K, Mattle HP, Windecker S, Meier B. Long-Term Propensity-Score Matched Comparison of Percutaneous Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale with Medical Treatment after Paradoxical Embolism. Circulation 2012;125(6):803-12. Abstract/PDF
Dogaru CM, Strippoli MP, Spycher BD, Frey U, Beardsmore CS, Silverman M, Kuehni CE. Breastfeeding and Lung Function at School-Age: Does Maternal Asthma Modify the Effect? Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2012;185(8):874-80. Abstract/PDF
Heijne JC, Rondy M, Verhoef L, Wallinga J, Kretzschmar M, Low N, Koopmans M, Teunis PF. Quantifying Transmission of Norovirus During an Outbreak. Epidemiology 2012;23(2):277-84. Abstract/PDF
Messerli-Burgy N, Barth J, von Kanel R, Schmid JP, Saner H, Znoj H. Maladaptive Emotion Regulation is Related to Distressed Personalities in Cardiac Patients. Stress Health 2012;28(4):347-52. Abstract/PDF
Busato A, Matter P, Kunzi B, Goodman D. Geographic variation in the cost of ambulatory care in Switzerland. J Health Serv Res Policy 2012;17(1):18-23. Abstract/PDF
Narayanan M, Owers-Bradley J, Beardsmore CS, Mada M, Ball I, Garipov R, Panesar KS, Kuehni CE, Spycher BD, Williams SE, Silverman M. Alveolarization Continues during Childhood and Adolescence: New Evidence from Helium-3 Magnetic Resonance. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2012;185(2):186-91. Abstract/PDF
Schwappach DL. Risk factors for patient-reported medical errors in eleven countries. Health Expect 2012 [Epub 2012/02/03]. Abstract/PDF
Spycher BD, Kuehni CE, Zwahlen M, Egger M. Authors' response to: Childhood cancer and nuclear power plants in Switzerland: a census-based cohort study. Int J Epidemiol 2012;41(1):321-2. Abstract/PDF
Strippoli MP, Frischer T, Barbato A, Snijders D, Maurer E, Lucas JS, Eber E, Karadag B, Pohunek P, Zivkovic Z, Escribano A, O'Callaghan C, Bush A, Kuehni CE. Management of primary ciliary dyskinesia in European children: recommendations and clinical practice. Eur Respir J 2012;39(6):1482-91. Abstract/PDF
Wandeler G, Keiser O, Pfeiffer K, Pestilli S, Fritz C, Labhardt ND, Mbofana F, Mudyiradima R, Emmel J, Egger M, Ehmer J. Outcomes of Antiretroviral Treatment Programs in Rural Southern Africa. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2012;59(2):e9-e16. Abstract/PDF
Gsponer T, Petersen M, Egger M, Phiri S, Maathuis MH, Boulle A, Musondad P, Tweya H, Peter K, Chi BH, Keiser O. The causal effect of switching to second-line ART in programmes without access to routine viral load monitoring. AIDS 2012;26(1):57-65. Abstract/PDF
Staehelin C, Keiser O, Calmy A, Weber R, Elzi L, Cavassini M, Schmid P, Bernasconi E, Furrer H. Longer term clinical and virological outcome of sub-Saharan African participants on antiretroviral treatment in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2012;59(1):79-85. Abstract/PDF
Clifford GM, Lise M, Franceschi S, Egger M, Bouchardy C, Korol D, Levi F, Ess S, Jundt G, Wandeler G, Fehr J, Schmid P, Battegay M, Bernasconi E, Cavassini M, Calmy A, Keiser O, Schoni-Affolter F. Lung cancer in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study: role of smoking, immunodeficiency and pulmonary infection. Br J Cancer 2012;106(3):447-52. Abstract/PDF
Weigel R, Estill J, Egger M, Harries AD, Makombe S, Tweya H, Jahn A, Keiser O. Mortality and loss to follow-up in the first year of ART: Malawi national ART programme. AIDS 2012;26(3):365-73. Abstract/PDF
Vrijheid M, Casas M, Bergstrom A, Carmichael A, Cordier S, Eggesbo M, Eller E, Fantini MP, Fernandez MF, Fernandez-Somoano A, Gehring U, Grazuleviciene R, Hohmann C, Karvonen AM, Keil T, Kogevinas M, Koppen G, Kramer U, Kuehni CE, Magnus P, Majewska R, Andersen AM, Patelarou E, Petersen MS, Pierik FH, Polanska K, Porta D, Richiardi L, Santos AC, Slama R, Sram RJ, Thijs C, Tischer C, Toft G, Trnovec T, Vandentorren S, Vrijkotte TG, Wilhelm M, Wright J, Nieuwenhuijsen M. European birth cohorts for environmental health research. Environ Health Perspect 2012;120(1):29-37. Abstract/PDF
Grande G, Romppel M, Barth J. Association Between Type D Personality and Prognosis in Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Ann Behav Med 2012;43(3):299-310. Abstract/PDF
Abel T, Frohlich KL. Capitals and capabilities: Linking structure and agency to reduce health inequalities. Soc Sci Med 2012;74(2):236-44. Abstract/PDF
Dekkers OM, Egger M, Altman DG, Vandenbroucke JP. Distinguishing case series from cohort studies. Ann Intern Med 2012 Jan 3;156(1 Pt 1):37-40. Abstract/PDF
Armijo-Olivo S, Silvestre RA, Fuentes JP, da Costa BR, Major PW, Warren S, Thie NM, Magee DJ. Patients With Temporomandibular Disorders Have Increased Fatigability of the Cervical Extensor Muscles. Clin J Pain 2012;28(1):55-64. Abstract/PDF
Althaus CL, Turner KM, Schmid BV, Heijne JC, Kretzschmar M, Low N. Transmission of Chlamydia trachomatis through sexual partnerships: a comparison between three individual-based models and empirical data. J R Soc Interface 2012;9(66):136-46. Abstract/PDF
Gallo V, Egger M, McCormack V, Farmer PB, Ioannidis JP, Kirsch-Volders M, Matullo G, Phillips DH, Schoket B, Stromberg U, Vermeulen R, Wild C, Porta M, Vineis P. STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology - Molecular Epidemiology (STROBE-ME): An extension of the STROBE statement. Mutagenesis 2012;27(1):17-29. Abstract/PDF
Gallo V, Egger M, McCormack V, Farmer PB, Ioannidis JP, Kirsch-Volders M, Matullo G, Phillips DH, Schoket B, Stromberg U, Vermeulen R, Wild C, Porta M, Vineis P. STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology - Molecular Epidemiology (STROBE-ME): An extension of the STROBE statement. Eur J Clin Invest 2012;42(1):1-16. Abstract/PDF
Rebholz CE, Kuehni CE, Strippoli MP, Rueegg CS, Michel G, Hengartner H, Bergstraesser E, von der Weid NX. Alcohol consumption and binge drinking in young adult childhood cancer survivors. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2012;58(2):256-64. Abstract/PDF
Siegenthaler E, Munder T, Egger M. Effect of preventive interventions in mentally ill parents on the mental health of the offspring: systematic review and meta-analysis. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2012;51(1):8-17 e8. Abstract/PDF
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