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Multiple skin neoplasms in subjects under 40 years of age in Goiania, Brazil

OBJECTIVE To describe the trend for malignant skin neoplasms in subjects under 40 years of age in a region with high ultraviolet radiation indices.METHODS A descriptive epidemiological study on melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers that was conducted in Goiania, Midwest Brazil, with 1,688 people under 40...

Prospective study of the link between overweight/obesity and diabetes incidence among Mexican older adults: 2001-2012

Salud pública Méx; 57 (supl.1), 2015
Objective. To prospectively assess the relationship between overweight/obesity and incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) among Mexicans aged 50+, assessing effects of age, genetic predisposition, education, physical activity, and place of residence. Materials and methods. The Mexican Health and Ag...

Adult obesity, disease and longevity in Mexico

Salud pública Méx; 57 (supl.1), 2015
Objective. To obtain estimates of the effects of overweight and obesity on the incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and adult mortality. Materials and methods. We use three waves (2000, 2002, 2012) of the Mexican Health and Aging Survey (MHAS).We employ parametric hazard models to estimate mortality and co...

The effect of obesity on incidence of disability and mortality in Mexicans aged 50 years and older

Salud pública Méx; 57 (supl.1), 2015
Objective. To examine the effect of obesity on incidence of disability and mortality among non-disabled older Mexicans at baseline. Materials and methods. The sample included 8 415 Mexicans aged ≥ 50 years from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (2001 -2012), who reported no limitations in activiti...

Avaliação e correlação clínica dos forames da face interna da região anterior de mandíbulas secas humanas

Rev. bras. odontol; 71 (2), 2014
O objetivo deste artigo foi avaliar a incidência e a localização de forames na face interna da região anterior de mandíbulas secas, correlacionando os achados com a prática odontológica. Trezentas e vinte mandíbulas foram analisadas e classificadas de acordo com a ausência total de dentes nesta ...

Nasal septum injury in preterm infants using nasal prongs

OBJECTIVE: to assess the incidence and risk factors associated with nasal septum injury in premature infants using reused and new nasal prongs. METHOD: the study was a cohort from an open therapeutic intervention. The sample included 70 infants with a gestational age inferior to 37 weeks, who used nasal ...

Proceso de eliminación del Tétanos neonatal en Colombia 1989-2005

Rev. salud pública; 16 (5), 2014
Objetivo Describir los avances de Colombia en la eliminación del tétanos neonatal a partir de la información ofrecida por la vigilancia epidemiológica. Métodos Estudio descriptivo retrospectivo de la vigilancia epidemiológica del tétanos neonatal en Colombia para el período 1989-2005. Se consult...

¿Existe una relación entre la gastroenteritis rotavirus positivo y los grupos sanguíneos ABO? Estudio retrospectivo de cohorte

Arch. argent. pediatr; 112 (4), 2014
Introducción. El rotavirus es la causa más frecuente de diarrea grave en los niños. Son pocos los estudios clínicos sobre la relación entre la gastroenteritis por rotavirus y los grupos sanguíneos ABO. Objetivo. La meta de este estudio fue investigar la función de los grupos sanguíneos, en la inc...