Attitudes toward medicinal marijuana in metropolitan Monterrey, Mexico
Salud pública Méx; 60 (2), 2018
Results: 429
Daño auditivo inducido por ruido recreativo
Salud pública Méx; 60 (2), 2018
Tenencia responsable de perros en la Ciudad de México
Salud pública Méx; 60 (2), 2018
Socioeconomic inequality in childhood obesity and its determinants: a Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition
J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 94 (2), 2018
Abstract Objective Childhood obesity has become a priority health concern worldwide. Socioeconomic status is one of its main determinants. This study aimed to assess the socioeconomic inequality of obesity in children and adolescents at national and provincial levels in Iran. Methods This multicenter c...
Quality of life in a sample of Brazilian adults using the generic SF-12 questionnaire
Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992); 64 (3), 2018
Summary Objective: This study describes the summary scores of the Short Form-12 (SF-12) questionnaire, according to socio-demographic factors obtained in a probabilistic and representative sample of the Brazilian urban population. Method: Five thousand (5,000) individuals, over the age of 15, were asse...
Urbanization is Associated with Increased Trends in Cardiovascular Mortality Among Indigenous Populations: the PAI Study
Arq. bras. cardiol; 110 (3), 2018
Abstract Background: The cardiovascular risk burden among diverse indigenous populations is not totally known and may be influenced by lifestyle changes related to the urbanization process. Objectives: To investigate the cardiovascular (CV) mortality profile of indigenous populations during a rapid urb...
Distribución por Edad, Brasil/etnología, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/etnología, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/mortalidad, Causas de Muerte, Indígenas Sudamericanos/estadística & datos numéricos, Estilo de Vida, Factores de Riesgo, Factores de Tiempo, Población Urbana/estadística & datos numéricos, Población Urbana/tendencias, Urbanización/tendencias
Doenças diarreicas e hospitalizações em menores de cinco anos no estado de Pernambuco, Brasil, nos anos de 1997 e 2006
Ciênc. Saúde Colet. (Impr.); 23 (3), 2018
Resumo O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar as tendências temporais e geográficas das diarreias e suas implicações nas demandas de hospitalizações de crianças menores de cinco anos no Estado de Pernambuco, nos anos 1997 e 2006. Foram usados os bancos de dados de dois inquéritos de base populaciona...
Cross-sectional study on the association between frailty and violence against community-dwelling elderly people in Brazil
Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The physical, emotional and cognitive limitations that may be present in the aging process, coupled with family unpreparedness, may lead to greater dependence among the elderly. This favors development of frailty syndrome and greater levels of violence against the elderly. The obje...
Brasil/epidemiología, Estudios Transversales, Anciano Frágil/psicología, Anciano Frágil/estadística & datos numéricos, Fragilidad/epidemiología, Evaluación Geriátrica/métodos, Vida Independiente/estadística & datos numéricos, Factores Socioeconómicos, Análisis Espacial, Población Urbana, Violencia/estadística & datos numéricos
Use of illicit drugs by adolescents and young adults of an urban settlement in Brazil
Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992); 64 (2), 2018
Summary Objective: To estimate the prevalence and factors associated with illicit drug use by adolescents and young adults of a formal urban settlement. Method: Cross-sectional study including adolescents and young adults 12-24 years of an urban settlement in the Midwest Region of Brazil. Data were col...
Building Infestation Index for Aedes aegypti and occurrence of dengue fever in the municipality of Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil, from 2001 to 2016
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 51 (1), 2018
Abstract INTRODUCTION: the Building Infestation Index (BII) uses the Rapid Assay of the Larval Index for Aedes aegypti (LIRAa) to express the relationship between positive and surveyed properties. We evaluated LIRAa and the relationship between the BII and climate variables for dengue cases in Foz do Ig...