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Corona Immunitas: study protocol of a nationwide program of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and seroepidemiologic studies in Switzerland

West, Erin A. ; Anker, Daniela ; Amati, Rebecca ; Richard, Aude ; Wisniak, Ania ; Butty, Audrey ; Albanese, Emiliano ; Bochud, Murielle ; Chiolero, Arnaud ; Crivelli, Luca ; Cullati, Stéphane ; d'Acremont, Valérie ; Epure, Adina Mihaela ; Fehr, Jan ; Flahault, Antoine ; Fornerod, Luc ; Frank, Irène ; Frei, Anja ; Michel, Gisela ; Gonseth, Semira ; Guessous, Idris ; Imboden, Medea ; Kahlert, Christian R. ; Kaufmann, Laurent ; Kohler, Philipp ; Mösli, Nicolai ; Paris, Daniel ; Probst-Hensch, Nicole ; Rodondi, Nicolas ; Stringhini, Silvia ; Vermes, Thomas ; Vollrath, Fabian ; the Corona Immunitas Research Group

In: International Journal of Public Health, 2020, vol. 65, no. 9, p. 1529–1548

Objectives Seroprevalence studies to assess the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the general population and subgroups are key for evaluating mitigation and vaccination policies and for understanding the spread of the disease both on the national level and for comparison with the international community. Methods Corona Immunitas is a research program of coordinated, population-based,...

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Blood pressure control and complex health conditions in older adults: impact of recent hypertension management guidelines

Anker, Daniela ; Santos-Eggimann, Brigitte ; Zwahlen, Marcel ; Santschi, Valérie ; Rodondi, Nicolas ; Wolfson, Christina ; Chiolero, Arnaud

In: Journal of Human Hypertension, 2020, p. -

The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) 2017 guidelines for hypertension management lowered blood pressure (BP) thresholds to 130/80 mmHg to define hypertension while the European Society of Cardiology and the European Society of Hypertension (ESC/ESH) 2018 guidelines retained 140/90 mmHg. Both guidelines recommend adapting management for older ...

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Regional variation in hip and knee arthroplasty rates in Switzerland: A population-based small area analysis

Wertli, Maria M. ; Schlapbach, Judith M. ; Haynes, Alan G. ; Scheuter, Claudia ; Jegerlehner, Sabrina N. ; Panczak, Radoslaw ; Chiolero, Arnaud ; Rodondi, Nicolas ; Aujesky, Drahomir

In: PLOS ONE, 2020, vol. 15, no. 9, p. e0238287

Compared to other OECD countries, Switzerland has the highest rates of hip (HA) and knee arthroplasty (KA).Objective: We assessed the regional variation in HA/KA rates and potential determinants of variation in Switzerland.Methods: We conducted a population-based analysis using discharge data from all Swiss hospitals during 2013– 2016. We derived hospital service areas (HSAs) by analyzing...