SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: This study aims to evaluate the relationship between periodontal health status and coronary slow flow phenomenon. METHODS: One hundred and two patients who underwent coronary angiography with the diagnosis of stable angina pectoris were included in the study. Patients were divided in...
Resumen La lengua negra pilosa (LNP) es una alteración benigna caracterizada por coloración oscura e hipertrofia con hiperqueratosis en las papilas filiformes de la superficie de la lengua. Han sido implicados varios factores intrínsecos y extrínsecos como causales, entre ellos la pobre higiene denta...
OBJETIVO: conhecer o desfecho do aleitamento materno de mães usuárias de drogas lícitas e ilícitas, verificar a gravidade da dependência e relacionar com o tempo de aleitamento. MÉTODO: estudo de coorte com 108 mulheres. Utilizou-se o Alcohol Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test para es...
OBJETIVO: identificar o grau de dependência à nicotina e dados sociodemográficos segundo o gênero dos pacientes atendidos pelo projeto de extensão Educando e Tratando o Tabagismo promovido por uma universidade pública. MÉTODO: estudo transversal, com dados provenientes de 361 prontuários de pacie...
Abstract Introduction The university period is often characterized as a critical period of vulnerability for smoking habit initiation. Objective The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to assess the relationship between religiosity and smoking among undergraduate students on health sciences cou...
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of co-occurrence of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use among students at a public university in a municipality in Southern Brazil, and to evaluate the factors associated with this practice. Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted with undergraduate students betw...
INTRODUCCIÓN El 30 de enero de 2020 la Organización Mundial de la Salud declaró emergencia de salud pública de interés internacional a propósito de una nueva variante de coronavirus, denominada COVID-19 y producida por el virus SARS-CoV-2(1). Tras un año de pandemia, se han reportado más de 100 m...
Although smoking rates have declined in most of the countries in the world, there are population groups within these countries whose smoking rates remain significantly higher than the general population. These "forgotten groups" who have not been receiving the needed attention in tobacco control policies...
Alberca, Ricardo Wesley;
Rigato, Paula Ordonhez;
Ramos, Yasmim Álefe Leuzzi;
Teixeira, Franciane Mouradian Emidio;
Branco, Anna Cláudia Calvielli;
Fernandes, Iara Gricoletto;
Pietrobon, Anna Julia;
Duarte, Alberto Jose da Silva;
Aoki, Valeria;
Orfali, Raquel Leão;
Sato, Maria Notomi.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection can generate a systemic disease named coronavirus disease–2019 (COVID-19). Currently, the COVID-19 pandemic has killed millions worldwide, presenting huge health and economic challenges worldwide. Several risk factors, such as age, ...
