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Alain Pecoud

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Articles 45
Citations 768
Followers 0
Related Specialties
General Medicine
Public Health
Cardiology & Vascular Diseases
Top 10 Co-Authors
Jacques Cornuz
Gerard Waeber
Bernard Favrat
Peter Vollenweider
Fred Paccaud
Daniel Hayoz
Vincent Mooser
Pedro Marques-Vidal
Nicolas Rodondi
Jean-Bernard Daeppen
Published In
Rev Med Suisse
Swiss Med Wkly
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil
BMC Fam Pract
BMJ
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Recent Articles
11.
[Alain Pecoud: "the increase in costs threaten the solidarity"]
Pecoud A
Rev Med Suisse . 2010 Feb; 6(232):83-4. PMID: 20170022
No abstract available.
12.
[Pregraduate training in ambulatory care: a Swiss perspective]
Ombelli J, Bonvin R, Bischoff T, Pecoud A, Cornuz J
Rev Med Suisse . 2010 Jan; 5(227):2394, 2396-401. PMID: 20052839
The current lack of general practitioners in Switzerland is the result of health care policy which aimed in the past years to reduce the number of medical students and physicians...
13.
[The generalist in the crossroads]
Pecoud A, Cornuz J
Rev Med Suisse . 2010 Jan; 5(227):2371-2. PMID: 20052835
No abstract available.
14.
Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of high blood pressure in a Swiss city general population: the CoLaus study
Danon-Hersch N, Marques-Vidal P, Bovet P, Chiolero A, Paccaud F, Pecoud A, et al.
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil . 2009 Feb; 16(1):66-72. PMID: 19188810
Background: This study is aimed to assess the prevalence of awareness, treatment and control of high blood pressure (HBP) and associated factors in a Swiss city. Design: Population-based cross-sectional study...
15.
Alcohol drinking and cardiovascular risk in a population with high mean alcohol consumption
Foerster M, Marques-Vidal P, Gmel G, Daeppen J, Cornuz J, Hayoz D, et al.
Am J Cardiol . 2009 Jan; 103(3):361-8. PMID: 19166690
Moderate alcohol consumption has been associated with lower coronary artery disease (CAD) risk. However, data on the CAD risk associated with high alcohol consumption are conflicting. The aim of this...
16.
The impact of iron supplementation efficiency in female blood donors with a decreased ferritin level and no anaemia. Rationale and design of a randomised controlled trial: a study protocol
Pedrazzini B, Waldvogel S, Cornuz J, Vaucher P, Bize R, Tissot J, et al.
Trials . 2009 Jan; 10:4. PMID: 19149890
Background: There is no recommendation to screen ferritin level in blood donors, even though several studies have noted the high prevalence of iron deficiency after blood donation, particularly among menstruating...
17.
[Reflexion of the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences on the professional profile of physicians: some thoughts to remember]
Pecoud A, Cornuz J
Rev Med Suisse . 2008 Dec; 4(181):2555-6. PMID: 19066141
No abstract available.
18.
Advanced practice nurses and nurse practitioners
Pecoud A
Swiss Med Wkly . 2008 Nov; 138(43-44):620. PMID: 19005866
No abstract available.
19.
The Lausanne cohort Lc65+: a population-based prospective study of the manifestations, determinants and outcomes of frailty
Santos-Eggimann B, Karmaniola A, Seematter-Bagnoud L, Spagnoli J, Bula C, Cornuz J, et al.
BMC Geriatr . 2008 Aug; 8:20. PMID: 18706113
Background: Frailty is a relatively new geriatric concept referring to an increased vulnerability to stressors. Various definitions have been proposed, as well as a range of multidimensional instruments for its...
20.
Predictive accuracy and usefulness of calibration of the ESC SCORE in Switzerland
Marques-Vidal P, Rodondi N, Bochud M, Pecoud A, Hayoz D, Paccaud F, et al.
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil . 2008 Aug; 15(4):402-8. PMID: 18677163
Background: Prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) at the individual level should rely on the assessment of absolute risk using population-specific risk tables. Objective: To compare the predictive accuracy of the...