ABSTRACT Objective To identify the prevalence of the main oral problems present in special needs children and to relate the underlying conditions with the clinical and demographic variables. Methods The study was based on the physical examination of 47 students from the Associação de Pais e Amigos ...
Abstract: This article contends that the distinction between clinical care (illness) and prevention of future disease is essential to the practice of quaternary prevention. The authors argue that the ongoing entanglement of clinical care and prevention transforms healthy into "sick" people through change...
RESUMO O estudo objetivou analisar as ações de prevenção do HIV e promoção à saúde no contexto da Aids desenvolvidas pela Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF), em João Pessoa-PB. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, com abordagem qualitativa, realizado com 16 enfermeiros atuantes na ESF. Para a obt...
Abstract Objective: To outline the design of a clinical trial to evaluate the impact of HPV vaccination as part of a hrHPV-based primary screening program to extend screening intervals. Materials and methods: A total of 18,000 women aged 25-45 years, attending the regular cervical cancer-screening prog...
Abstract The management of lung cancer is challenging. However, nowadays the main goal is to achieve a significant overall survival accompanied by a good quality of life. Because smoking is associated with up to 71% of cancer deaths, the first policy that should be established is one that promotes strate...
Abstract Objective: This paper describes the study design and baseline characteristics of the study population, including the first 30 829 women who enrolled in the Forwarding Research for Improved Detection and Access for Cervical Cancer Screening and Triage (FRIDA Study). This is a large population ba...
Introdução: a rede de dormir é um utensílio de origem indígena utilizado para sentar, descansar e dormir. Em Roraima, região norte do Brasil, por questões culturais a rede de dormir também é utilizada como leito hospitalar. Nesse sentido é emergente transcender o pensamento etnográfico e refle...
