ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of seasonality on femoral fracture incidence among people residing in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS Ecological study based on a consecutive series of 216,348 reports of hospital admissions caused by femoral fractures. A Bayesian statistical model wa...
Abstract Background: Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage is an important cause of premature death and disability worldwide. Magnesium sulphate is shown to have a neuroprotective effect and it reverses cerebral vasospasm. Milrinone is also used in the treatment of cerebral vasospasm. The aim of the presen...
Bloqueadores de los Canales de Calcio/uso terapéutico,
Método Doble Ciego,
Incidencia,
Sulfato de Magnesio/uso terapéutico,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Milrinona/uso terapéutico,
Inhibidores de Fosfodiesterasa 3/uso terapéutico,
Hemorragia Subaracnoidea/complicaciones,
Vasoespasmo Intracraneal/epidemiología,
Vasoespasmo Intracraneal/etiología,
Vasoespasmo Intracraneal/prevención & control
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the association between contextual income and the incidence of disability in basic and instrumental activities of daily living. METHODS: This is a cohort study, with sample of elderly individuals (n = 1,196) residing in Florianópolis, state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. The i...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Investigate whether the use of psychoactive drugs would be a predictor of incidence of functional disability among seniors living in community. METHODS: It is a population-based longitudinal study, developed between January 1, 1997 and December 31, 2011, with older adults living in ...
Introdução: A Doença Cerebrovascular é uma das principais causas de morte no mundo, inclusive no Brasil, além de ser a primeira causa de internação hospitalar no Sistema Único de Saúde brasileiro. Objetivo: avaliar os desfechos epidemiológicos da doença cerebrovascular em adultos jovens reside...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Hansen's disease is no longer a public health problem in Mozambique, since 2008 (incidence under 1 / 10,000 inhabitants). The country is one of the most affected in the world and Nampula province's Murrupula district (incidence 1.7 / 10,000) has a high deformity rate (22% in 2010...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to examine the impact of climate variability on the incidence of dengue fever in the city of Rio Branco, Brazil. METHODS: The association between the monthly incidence of dengue fever and climate variables such as precipitation, temperature, humidity, and the A...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: The Middle Paranapanema watershed is known for the transmission of schistosomiasis, and there have been autochthonous cases since 1952. This study aimed to describe this disease in space and time and evaluate its current importance as a public health problem. METHODS: Thematic ...
RESUMO: Objetivo: Analisar as tendências das taxas de incidência da intoxicação por agrotóxicos nas regiões brasileiras, de acordo com sexo e circunstância da intoxicação, no período de 2001 a 2014. Método: Estudo de séries temporais, com dados do Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Not...
Objetivo: descrever o perfil epidemiológico da raiva humana no Brasil. Métodos: estudo descritivo dos casos de raiva humana notificados em 2000-2017; estimou-se a incidência e distribuição espacial. Resultados: 188 casos humanos observados, na maioria homens (66,5%), residentes rurais (67,0%), men...
Rabia/epidemiología,
Rabia/diagnóstico,
Virus de la Rabia/patogenicidad,
Virus de la Rabia/clasificación,
Enfermedades Desatendidas/epidemiología,
Epidemiología Descriptiva,
Notificación de Enfermedades,
Análisis Espacio-Temporal,
Vigilancia en Salud Pública,
Técnicas de Laboratorio Clínico/estadística & datos numéricos,
Incidencia,
Brasil/epidemiología
