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Open AccessGeography and health: role of human translocation and access to care
Natural, geographical barriers have historically limited the spread of communicable diseases. This is no longer the case in today’s interconnected world, paired with its unprecedented environmental and climate...
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Open AccessLong-term exposure to transportation noise and diabetes mellitus mortality: a national cohort study and updated meta-analysis
Long-term exposure to transportation noise is related to cardio-metabolic diseases, with more recent evidence also showing associations with diabetes mellitus (DM) incidence. This study aimed to evaluate the a...
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Open AccessAssociation between exposure to multiple air pollutants, transportation noise and cause-specific mortality in adults in Switzerland
Long-term exposure to air pollution and noise is detrimental to health; but studies that evaluated both remain limited. This study explores associations with natural and cause-specific mortality for a range of...
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Open AccessRisk factors for schistosomiasis in an urban area in northern Côte d’Ivoire
Schistosomiasis is a water-based disease transmitted by trematodes belonging to the genus Schistosoma. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between the prevalence of schistosomiasis and access to ...
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Open AccessIntermittency ratio: A metric reflecting short-term temporal variations of transportation noise exposure
Most environmental epidemiology studies model health effects of noise by regressing on acoustic exposure metrics that are based on the concept of average energetic dose over longer time periods (i.e. the Leq and ...
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Open AccessAir pollution modelling for birth cohorts: a time-space regression model
To investigate air pollution effects during pregnancy or in the first weeks of life, models are needed that capture both the spatial and temporal variability of air pollution exposures.