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Estudio prospectivo sobre muerte súbita de origen cardiovascular en niños y adultos jóvenes
A prospective study of sudden cardiac death among children and young adults

Insufficient free-time physical activity and occupational factors in Brazilian public school teachers

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate if perceived occupational factors are associated with insufficient free-time physical activity in Brazilian public school teachers. METHODS The relationship between insufficient physical activity (< 150 minutes/week) and variables related to work was analyzed in 978 ...

Food Consumption According to the Days of the Week - National Food Survey, 2008-2009

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Evaluate the variations in energy, nutrients, and food groups intake between days of the week and weekend days in the Brazilian population. METHODS We used data from the first National Food Survey (2008-2009) of a one-day food log of a representative sample of the Brazilian populat...

Migração internacional, saúde e trabalho: uma análise sobre os haitianos em Mato Grosso, Brasil

Este artigo aborda as relações entre imigração, saúde e trabalho e tem o objetivo de caracterizar a população de imigrantes haitianos em Cuiabá e Várzea Grande, Mato Grosso, Brasil, destacando suas condições de trabalho. Trata-se de um estudo exploratório com base em dados primários, coletad...

Factores asociados a la mortalidad por enfermedades no transmisibles en Colombia, 2008-2012

Biomédica (Bogotá); 36 (4), 2016
RESUMEN Introducción. Las enfermedades no transmisibles son la principal causa de muerte y discapacidad en el mundo. Objetivo. Describir la tendencia de la mortalidad por enfermedades no transmisibles y explorar la asociación con ciertos factores de riesgo en Colombia entre el 2008 y el 2012. Materi...

Mortalidad por homicidios en Colombia, 1998-2012

Biomédica (Bogotá); 36 (4), 2016
Resumen Introducción. El homicidio es un indicador universal de violencia social con grandes consecuencias en salud pública. Objetivo. Describir la mortalidad por homicidios, y analizar su tendencia y su distribución geográfica en Colombia entre 1998 y 2012. Materiales y métodos. Se hizo un estud...

Minor intraoral salivary gland tumors: a clinical-pathological study

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 14 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the clinical-pathological profile of patients with minor salivary gland neoplasms. Methods A retrospective study of specific cases diagnosed as benign and malignant tumors of the minor salivary glands was performed. The data were collected from medical records of patien...

Impact of chronic urticaria on the quality of life of patients followed up at a university hospital

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (6), 2016
Abstract BACKGROUND: Chronic urticaria is a debilitating disease that considerably affects health-related quality of life, and the Chronic Urticaria Quality of Life Questionnaire is the only questionnaire specifically designed for its evaluation. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the quality of life of patients w...

Epidemiological analysis of occupational dermatitis notified in Brazil in the period 2007 to 2012

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (6), 2016
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Occupational dermatitis affects the quality of life and productivity of workers. Studies on the subject are scarce in Brazil. It is estimated that the disease is underreported and that many affected patients do not seek health care. OBJECTIVES: To conduct an epidemiological analys...