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Factors associated with bone mineral density in women who underwent bariatric surgery

Acta sci., Health sci; 36 (1), 2014
To analyze factors associated with bone mineral density (BMD) of candidates and patients admitted to Bariatric Surgery (BS). This study included 61 women who had done or were waiting for BS. Anthropometric variables, body composition and BMD from the femur, femoral neck, lumbar spine and the whole body w...

Profile of accidents with biological material at a dental school

Acta sci., Health sci; 36 (1), 2014
Current research characterizes the epidemiological profile of accidents with biological material (BM) that occurred in a government-run dental school and identifies the post-exposure behavior taken by the injured subjects. The cross-sectional retrospective study comprises professors, students and technic...

Discrepancies in HLA typing: use of different methods to confirm doubtful or inconclusive results

Acta sci., Health sci; 36 (1), 2014
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is a set of genes found on the short arm of chromosome 6. MHC molecules in human beings are known as human leukocyte antigens (HLA). HLA polymorphism can be determined by serological and molecular typing methods, which may yield discordant results. The present a...

Analysis of the self -care of diabetics according to by the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities Questionnaire (SDSCA)

Acta sci., Health sci; 36 (1), 2014
This is a cross-sectional correlational study that analyzed the self-care of diabetic patients according to the SDSCA. The sample was made up by 96 people distributed into 32 health-care teams from the east/southeast region of Teresina, Piauí State. The results showed the predominance of female people, ...

Failures in dental prosthesis: dentists perception of the involved legal aspects

Acta sci., Health sci; 36 (1), 2014
This aim of this study was to verify the level of knowledge of prosthodontics specialists from the city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, concerning the failures of prosthetic works, and to provide a reflection on the type of responsibility assumed by the prosthodontist during the dental treatmen...

Caracterización de las gestantes tamizadas para Streptococcus agalactiae y su relación con sepsis neonatal temprana, en la Clínica del Prado de Medellín (Colombia), año 2010

Infectio; 18 (2), 2014
Streptococcus agalactiae (S. agalactiae) es el principal microorganismo causante de sepsis neonatal temprana (SNT) en el mundo. La profilaxis basada en la tamización rectovaginal de las gestantes es una estrategia eficaz para prevenir la SNT. Objetivo: Describir la prevalencia de colonización rectovagi...

Eletromiografia do reto femoral e gastrocnêmio durante vibração de todo corpo e agachamento com e sem plantiflexão