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Frecuencia y características del cáncer de vesícula biliar en un hospital de referencia al sur del Perú, 2009-2014: estudio descriptivo

Medwave; 18 (2), 2018
INTRODUCCIÓN: El cáncer de vesícula biliar es una neoplasia poco común, y su frecuencia es variable en las regiones de Perú. OBJETIVO: Determinar la frecuencia y describir las características clínicas del cáncer de vesícula biliar en un hospital de referencia al sur de Perú. MÉTODOS: Estudiamo...

Factors associated with the non-wear of mandibular dentures in the Brazilian public primary health care

Abstract This study investigated factors that affect the use of complete conventional mandibular dentures (CCMD) by patients of the Brazilian Public Health Service. For this, two hundred and thirty one subjects who received CCMD in the Primary Health Care of the Public Health Service in Belo Horizonte - ...

Squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue in patients older than 45 years

Abstract: This study aims to evaluate the clinicopathological features, TNM status, AJCC staging and behavior of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue (SCCT) in patients older than 45 years. The files of the Department of Pathology of the Hospital General de México were reviewed and all cases of SCCT in...

Influence of head and linear growth on the development of malocclusion at six years of age: a cohort study

Abstract The aim of this article was to evaluate the influence of biological and sociobehavioral factors on the development of malocclusions in children. This is a cross-sectional study nested in a cohort of 350 children who participated in a community intervention study. After six years, an active searc...

Pacifier use modifies the association between breastfeeding and malocclusion: a cross-sectional study

Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the influence of breastfeeding and pacifier use on the occlusal status of preschool children. A cross-sectional study was conducted with children (n = 489) aged 2-5 years in private and public schools in Pelotas, South Brazil. Mothers answered a questionnaire on demo...

Green spaces and mortality due to cardiovascular diseases in the city of Rio de Janeiro

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Investigate the association between exposure to green spaces and mortality from ischemic heart and cerebrovascular diseases, and the role of socioeconomic status in this relationship, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. METHODS Ecological study, with the census tracts as unit of a...

Leprosy and gender in Brazil: trends in an endemic area of the Northeast region, 2001-2014

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze, stratifield by gender, trends of the new case leprosy detection rates in the general population and in children; of grade 2 disability, and of proportion of multibacillary cases, in the state of Bahia, Brazil from 2001 to 2014. METHODS A time series study based on lepro...

Effectiveness of a web-based intervention in reducing binge drinking among nightclub patrons

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of a web-based intervention in reducing binge drinking among nightclub patrons after six months. METHODS We carried out a website survey with probabilistic sample in 31 nightclubs in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, which originated a randomized controlle...

Iron salts and vitamins: use, purchase and sources of obtainment among children in Brazil

To verify the prevalence of use, purchase and sources of iron salts and vitamins by children aged from 0 to 12 years in Brazil. Population-based transversal study (Brazilian National Survey on Access, Utilization, and Promotion of Rational Use of Medicines - PNAUM), including 7,528 children up to 12 year...

Problemas de comportamento internalizantes e externalizantes e uso de substâncias na adolescência

Este estudo investigou a relação entre problemas de comportamento externalizantes (PCE), internalizantes (PCI) e desses concomitantemente (PCEI) no início da adolescência (11 anos) e o consumo de substâncias (bebidas alcoólicas, tabaco e drogas ilícitas) aos 15 anos, utilizando dados da coorte de ...