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Alain Pécoud
Researcher at University of Lausanne
Publications - 85
Citations - 3775
Alain Pécoud is an academic researcher from University of Lausanne. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Outpatient clinic. The author has an hindex of 33, co-authored 85 publications receiving 3518 citations. Previous affiliations of Alain Pécoud include University Hospital of Lausanne.
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The CoLaus study: a population-based study to investigate the epidemiology and genetic determinants of cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome.
Mathieu Firmann,Vladimir Mayor,Pedro Marques Vidal,Murielle Bochud,Alain Pécoud,Daniel Hayoz,Fred Paccaud,Martin Preisig,Kijoung Song,Xin Yuan,Theodore M. Danoff,Heide A. Stirnadel,Dawn M. Waterworth,Vincent Mooser,Gérard Waeber,Peter Vollenweider +15 more
TL;DR: The CoLaus Study is a unique resource to investigate not only the epidemiology of isolated, or aggregated CVRFs like the metabolic syndrome, but can also serve as a discovery set, as well as replication set, to identify novel genes associated with these conditions.
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Iron supplementation for unexplained fatigue in non-anaemic women: double blind randomised placebo controlled trial
François Verdon,Bernard Burnand,C-L Fallab Stubi,C. Bonard,M. Graff,A. Michaud,Thomas Bischoff,M. de Vevey,J-P Studer,Lilli Herzig,C. Chapuis,Jean-Daniel Tissot,Alain Pécoud,Bernard Favrat +13 more
TL;DR: Non-anaemic women with unexplained fatigue may benefit from iron supplementation, but the effect may be restricted to women with low or borderline serum ferritin concentrations.
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Reliability and validity of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) imbedded within a general health risk screening questionnaire: results of a survey in 332 primary care patients.
TL;DR: The AUDIT incorporated in a health risk screening questionnaire is a reliable and valid self-administered instrument to identify at-risk drinkers and alcohol-dependent individuals in primary care settings.
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Physicians' attitudes towards prevention: importance of intervention-specific barriers and physicians' health habits
TL;DR: The negative influence of physicians' own health behaviours indicates a need for associated population-based interventions that reduce the prevalence of high-risk behaviours in the population as a whole.
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Efficacy of Resident Training in Smoking Cessation: A Randomized, Controlled Trial of a Program Based on Application of Behavioral Theory and Practice with Standardized Patients
Jacques Cornuz,Jean-Paul Humair,Laurence Seematter,Rebecca Stoianov,Guy van Melle,Hans Stalder,Alain Pécoud +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, an educational program based on behavioral theory, active learning methods, and practice with standardized patients was developed to improve physicians' skills and effectiveness in counseling patients about smoking cessation.