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Association between clinical manifestations of sickle cell anemia in children and the occurrence of dental caries: a cross-sectional study

Braz. dent. sci; 23 (2), 2020
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the association between clinical manifestations of sickle cell anemia (including hospitalization and pain crisis) and dental caries in children in Bahia. Material and Methods: The study design was crosssectional, and the population included children aged ...

SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19: el virus, la enfermedad y la pandemia
SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19: The virus, the disease and the pandemic

Med. lab; 24 (3), 2020
El brote de la enfermedad por coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), causado por el virus del síndrome respiratorio agudo severo tipo-2 (SARS-CoV-2), fue declarado como una pandemia en marzo de 2020. Las tasas de letalidad se estiman entre 1% y 3%, afectando principalmente a los adultos mayores y a aquellos con c...

Tuberculosis associated with the living conditions in an endemic municipality in the North of Brazil*

Objective: to analyze the association between the occurrence of new tuberculosis cases and the Adapted Living Condition Index, and to describe the spatial distribution in an endemic municipality. Method: this is an analytical and ecological study that was developed from new cases in residents of an ende...

Development and validation of a video on bed baths

Objective: develop and validate a video on bed bathing directed to nursing professionals and students. Method: the video was based on the literature and presents the definition of bed bath, indications for its performance, steps to perform it, and potential complications. Nursing professors and nurses v...

Mulheres vítimas de abuso sexual em um município da Amazônia

Rev. Ciênc. Plur; 6 (3), 2020
Introdução: A violência é um fenômeno presente no contexto histórico-social desde os primórdios dos tempos. Especial atenção vem merecendo a violência sexual (VS) contra a mulher.Objetivo: caracterizar quanto o perfil epidemiológico e sociodemográfico as mulhe...

Epidemiología de la fractura de cadera en el adulto atendido en un hospital de tercer nivel

Introducción: las fracturas del fémur proximal, también llamadas fracturas de cadera, se encuentran entre las prin-cipales causas de morbilidad en el mundo, donde la población más afectada son los adultos. Esto produce serias repercusiones en la salud pública, debido a su alto costo socioeconómico...

Leptospirosis, a clinical update regarding a neglected infectious disease

Rev. patol. trop; 49 (4), 2020
Leptospirosis is one of the neglected infectious diseases locally widespread and extremely significant in tropical areas due to its great epidemic potential. It is a worldwide public health problem in view of the emergence and reemergence of the disease due to lack of sanitation and negligence, among oth...

Análise espacial do risco de adoecimento da hanseníase em um estado do nordeste brasileiro

Objetivo analisar a distribuição espacial do risco para o adoecimento de hanseníase nos municípios do estado da Paraíba, Brasil. Método trata-se de estudo ecológico de análise espacial. Foram incluídos casos novos de hanseníase residentes na Paraíba, registrados no Sistema de Informação d...

Denúncias de violência contra idosos no Brasil: 2011-2018

REVISA (Online); 9 (3), 2020
Objetivo: Analisar a frequência de denúncias de violência contra idosos no “Brasil” entre “2011 a 2018”. Método: Estudo epidemiológico, exploratório, descritivo e de abordagem quantitativa. Os dados foram adquiridos junto ao Sistema de Denúncias “Disque 100” do Ministério da Mulher, d...