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Factores relacionados con el consumo de sustancias psicoactivas en una institución educativa de Jamundí Valle, Colombia

Rev. colomb. psiquiatr; 45 (1), 2016
Objetivo: Estimar la prevalencia del consumo de sustancias psicoactivas (SPA) entre los jóvenes de una institución educativa de Jamundí y sus posibles factores relacionados. Método: Estudio transversal con enfoque analítico que simula casos y controles. Se midió una institución educativa de Jamund...

Comparative evaluation of oncologic outcomes in colon cancer

Acta cir. bras; 31 (supl.1), 2016
PURPOSE: In this paper we report clinical variables on colon cancer series. Oncological outcomes were compared to low-income and high-income countries. METHODS: We analysed a prospective database of 51 colon cancer patients submitted to primary tumor resection between 2010 and 2011, showing clinical va...

Avaliação ambiental do córrego Ribeirão Preto - Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil

O Brasil tem uma situação hídrica privilegiada, cerca de 12% da água doce do mundo percorre o território brasileiro. No entanto, boa parte das águas brasileiras estão concentradas nas regiões menos habitadas. Em regiões urbanas, o aumento populacional seguido do crescimento das cidades nas marge...

La quimioterapia paliativa no mejoraría la calidad de vida de pacientes con cáncer en fase terminal
Palliative chemotherapy in patients with end-stage cancer would not improve quality of life

Predictors of clinical outcomes after periodontal treatment of aggressive periodontitis: 12-month randomized trial

Braz. oral res. (Online); 30 (1), 2016
Abstract Little is known about the factors that may be used in clinical practice to predict the therapeutic response of aggressive periodontitis patients. The aim of this study was to determine predictors of clinical outcomes after non-surgical treatment of aggressive periodontitis. A total of 24 patient...

Risk factors associated with the failure of miniscrews - A ten-year cross sectional study

Braz. oral res. (Online); 30 (1), 2016
Abstract The aims of this study were to identify (1) patient-related factors (sex, age, craniofacial pattern and smoking habit), (2) miniscrews implants (MSI)-related factors (length and diameter) and (3) location-related factors [bone (maxilla or mandible) and area (buccal, lingual and alveolar ridge)] ...

Clasificación del estado nutricional basada en perfiles antropométricos del personal silvoagropecuario femenino de un sector del centro-sur de Chile

Cienc. Trab; 18 (55), 2016
Con el objetivo de identificar las variables antropométricas que mejor explican el estado nutricional del personal femenino del sector silvoa-gropecuario de las regiones del Maule y Bío-Bío en Chile, se determinó su estado nutricional a través de tres indicadores: el índice de masa corporal (IMC), ...

Polypharmacy and Polymorbidity in Older Adults in Brazil: a public health challenge

Rev. saúde pública; 50 (supl.2), 2016
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze variations in the prevalence of chronic use of medicines by older adults in Brazil according to its possible association with the most prevalent chronic diseases and demographic and health factors, and to identify risk factors for polypharmacy. METHODS A study based on d...

Frecuencia de reingresos hospitalarios y factores asociados en afiliados a una administradora de servicios de salud en Colombia

Resumen: Los reingresos hospitalarios son frecuentes y costosos, en Colombia existe poca información. El objetivo fue establecer la frecuencia de reingresos hospitalarios por cualquier causa a 30 días y factores asociados. Se trata de un estudio analítico con cohorte retrospectiva 64.969 hospitalizaci...

Health self-assessment by hemodialysis patients in the Brazilian Unified Health System

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To examine whether the level of complexity of the services structure and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients in hemodialysis are associated with the prevalence of poor health self-assessment. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated 1,621 patients w...