ContextThe effects of home visitation programs to prevent functional decline in elderly
persons have been inconsistent, and the value of these programs is controversial.ObjectiveTo …

The association between corticosteroid therapy and subsequent infections was calculated
by pooling data from 71 controlled clinical trials. The overall rate of infectious complications …

Using a survey questionnaire design, we investigated the incidence, site, and nature of jogging
injuries among all participants of a popular 16 km race. The response rate was 83.6%. Of …

Background In-home preventive visits with multidimensional geriatric assessments can
delay the onset of disabilities in older people. Methods This was a stratified randomized trial. …

Airway disease in childhood comprises a heterogeneous group of disorders. Attempts to
distinguish different phenotypes have generally considered few disease dimensions. The …

In 1980 the iodide content of salt was increased in Switzerland from 7.5 to 15 mg/kg. This
raised the mean urinary iodine excretion from 90 (indicating mild iodine deficiency) to 150 μg/g …

Background Potency of inhaled anesthetics usually is defined by determining the minimal
alveolar concentration (MAC) that prevents movement in 50% of patients in response to skin …

To the Editor: Patients with erythropoietic protoporphyria, a rare inherited disease, accumulate
photosensitizing protoporphyrin in the dermis, which results in severe dermal pain and …

Background The aim of this paper is to show for the first time mortality differentials by level
of education for Swiss men and women. This work is of interest to public health efforts in …

… In an recent cohort study carried out with the same railway occupations as investigated in
the present study, a two-fold risk of leukemia among engineers was found [Pfluger and Minder, …