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Calidad de vida relacionada con la salud en adultos mayores de hogares geriátricos, Medellín, Colombia, 2012

Introducción: Los adultos mayores de Medellín presentan condiciones de vulnerabilidad económica, social, ambiental y de salud general; en los hogares geriátricos se presenta mayor deterioro de la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud (CVRS). Objetivo: Comparar el perfil de CVRS de adultos mayores ...

O controle do câncer de mama na atenção primária: desafios na elaboração do plano amostral

Rev. APS; 17 (2), 2014
Objetivo: descrever a amostragem para identificar as ações no controle do câncer de mama na atenção básica. Mé- todo: estudo descritivo. Apresentam-se os critérios de escolha do objeto e local de pesquisa, dos informantes- chave e da técnica amostral. Resultados: para identificar as ações cons...

Prevalencia de variantes en el gen de la apolipoproteína E (APOE) en adultos de la población general del área urbana de Medellín (Antioquia)

Rev. colomb. psiquiatr; 43 (2), 2014
Objetivos: Determinar las frecuencias alélicas y genotípicas del gen de la apolipoproteína E (APOE) en adultos de Medellín durante el año 2010. Métodos: Se tomó una muestra representativa de la población adulta de Medellín, mediante un muestreo polietápico estratificado por conglomerados. Se re...

Hormigas arbóreas del Parque Nacional Natural Gorgona (Pacífico de Colombia)

Rev. biol. trop; 62 (supl.1), 2014
Arboreal ants of Gorgona National Park (Pacific of Colombia). Despite the strong microclimatic fluctuations, scarcity of nesting sites and unpredictable prey availability in open environments, ants are the dominant invertebrates in the tropical forest canopy. This study focused on the arboreal ants in Go...

Avispas de la vegetación arbórea en el Parque Nacional Natural Gorgona, Pacífico de Colombia

Rev. biol. trop; 62 (supl.1), 2014
Wasps from the arboreal vegetation in Gorgona National Natural Park, Colombian Pacific. Studies of Colombian Hymenoptera are incipient, fragmented and there is no comprehensive study about its size and composition. We know that the guild of hymenopteran parasitoids is the richest in species and that they...

A comparison of visual and collection-based methods for assessing community structure of coral reef fishes in the Tropical Eastern Pacific

Rev. biol. trop; 62 (supl.1), 2014
Gorgona Island, the major insular area in the Colombian Pacific Ocean, is characterized by a remarkably high biological and ecosystem diversity for this area of the world. Coral reefs are well developed and their fish communities have been described using conventional visual surveys. These methods, howev...

Sorteio intradomiciliar em inquéritos de saúde
Selection within households in health surveys

Rev. saúde pública; 48 (1), 2014
OBJETIVO: Comparar a eficiência e a acurácia de delineamentos de amostragem com e sem sorteio intradomiciliar em inquéritos de saúde. MÉTODOS: Com base nos dados de um inquérito realizado na Baixada Santista, SP, entre 2006 e 2007, foram retiradas 1.000 amostras sob cada um dos delineamentos e, em ...

Contribution of formative research to design an environmental program for obesity prevention in schools in Mexico City

Salud pública Méx; 56 (supl.2), 2014
Objective. This paper describes the methods and key findings of formative research conducted to design a school-based program for obesity prevention. Materials and methods. Formative research was based on the ecological model and the principles of social marketing. A mixed method approach was used. Quali...