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Patients Attitudes Toward Chairside Medical Screening in a Dental Setting

Abstract Objective: To assess patient's attitudes toward chairside medical screening in a dental setting. Material and Methods: In this descriptive-analytic study, subjects referring to the dental school, dental offices, and clinics of Kerman were evaluated. Each subject filled a questionnaire containi...

Kidney health for everyone everywhere - from prevention to detection and equitable access to care

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 53 (3), 2020
The global burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is rapidly increasing with a projection of becoming the 5th most common cause of years of life lost globally by 2040. CKD is a major cause of catastrophic health expenditure. The costs of dialysis and transplantation consume up to 3% of the annual healthc...

Integrative systematics unveils the controversial identity of Engraulidae fishing stocks in a Neotropical estuary, northeast Brazil

Neotrop. ichthyol; 18 (4), 2020
In Brazil, the use and diversity of the common names of fish species, coupled with taxonomic uncertainties, hinder the reliability of fishing statistical data. In this scenario, there are the so-called pilombetas of the São Francisco River, an important fishing resource in region. Despite its importance...

Proposal of accuracy analysis of indoor tracking systems in basketball

ABSTRACT The development of tracking technology caused a exponentially grow-up of research into this topic. The use of standardized methodologies is useful to contrast data of different studies. On the other hand, a low-cost reference system is needed. For this reason, the main aim of the present researc...

Validity evidences of the prefrontal symptoms inventory for the elderly brazilian population

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to translate the Prefrontal Symptoms Inventory (PSI) (abbreviated version) for the elderly into Brazilian Portuguese, evaluate its psychometric properties, and investigate if the PSI could distinguish between groups with (clinical group) and without (non-clinical group) a dia...

Sensitivity and specificity of a low-cost screening protocol for identifying children at risk for language disorders

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
OBJECTIVES: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of a low-cost screening test for identifying children at risk for language disorders with that of a specific language assessment. METHODS: The study was conducted during a polio vaccination campaign in basic health units in western São Paulo, Brazil. The p...

Validação do protocolo de avaliação miofuncional orofacial MBGR para adultos com disfunção temporomandibular com deslocamento de disco com redução

CoDAS; 32 (4), 2020
RESUMO Objetivo Este estudo visou validar o Protocolo de Avaliação Miofuncional Orofacial MBGR para adultos com DTM. Método Participaram 30 adultos, sendo 15 com DTM (deslocamento de disco com redução segundo o Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders) e 15 Controles. O process...

Nuevos retos para la planificación en salud: el Plan Nacional de Cáncer en Chile

RESUMEN Este artículo describe el proceso de elaboración del Plan Nacional de Cáncer de Chile. Este proceso incluyó una etapa inicial de diagnóstico en la que se convocó a diversos actores relevantes en el tema, con el fin de recoger distintas perspectivas y propuestas. Más tarde, la información ...

Câncer de mama no Brasil: medicina e saúde pública no século XX

Saúde Soc; 29 (3), 2020
Resumo Neste artigo, discutimos os caminhos que levaram o câncer de mama ao estatuto de grande problema de saúde pública e tópico constante de debates pela sociedade brasileira. Tendo como marco temporal o século XX, traçamos um amplo perfil das transformações nas abordagens ao câncer de mama no...