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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...