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Urinary cotinine in tobacco farmers in Southern Brazil

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe urinary cotinine levels in tobacco farmers. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2,570 tobacco farmers. All participants that reported green tobacco sickness in the week prior to the interview plus a subsample of 492 pesticide applicators were included. We c...

Analysis of socioeconomic gradients in the development of children aged 0-3 years in Fortaleza, Northeastern Brazil

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To identify the socioeconomic gradients in the measures of development and well-being of children under three years of age in Fortaleza, Northeastern Brazil. METHODS We compiled information using a socioeconomic survey instrument, collecting anthropometric measurements, observing the...

Epidemiology of smoking in the rural area of a medium-sized city in Southern Brazil

Rev. saúde pública (Online); 52 (supl.1), 2018
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of smoking and associated factors among rural residents. METHODS This is a population-based, cross-sectional study of 1,519 individuals carried out in 2016. We randomly selected 24 of the 50 census tracts that make up the eight rural districts of the city...

Factors associated with the quality of the diet of residents of a rural area in Southern Brazil

Rev. saúde pública (Online); 52 (supl.1), 2018
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To identify factors associated with a better quality of the diet of residents of a rural area in Southern Brazil. METHODS This is a population-based, cross-sectional study with individuals aged 18 years or over living in the rural area of Pelotas, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil...

Behavioral cross-sensitization between testosterone and fenproporex in adolescent and adult rats

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (1), 2018
The abuse of psychoactive drugs is considered a global health problem. During the last years, a relevant number of studies have investigated the relationship between anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) and other psychoactive drugs. AAS, such as testosterone, can cause a dependence syndrome that shares man...

Early-life socioeconomic status and malocclusion in adolescents and young adults in Uruguay

This study aims to estimate orthodontic treatment need among 15-24 year-old individuals in Montevideo, Uruguay, and the association of occlusal traits with demographic, clinical and socioeconomic factors, considering a life course approach. A cross-sectional study using data from the First National Oral ...

Aplicação de uma prova brasileira de vocabulário expressivo em crianças falantes do Português Europeu

CoDAS; 30 (2), 2018
RESUMO Objetivo investigar o desempenho de crianças falantes do Português Europeu em prova brasileira de vocabulário expressivo, buscando apontar se existem diferenças entre as faixas etárias e o gênero, além de verificar sua aplicabilidade nesta população. Método a amostra foi constituída...

Quality of life and adherence to treatment in early-treated Brazilian phenylketonuria pediatric patients

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (2), 2018
Early dietary treatment of phenylketonuria (PKU), an inborn error of phenylalanine (Phe) metabolism, results in normal cognitive development. Although health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of PKU patients has been reported as unaffected in high-income countries, there are scarce data concerning HRQoL an...

Voice deviation, dysphonia risk screening and quality of life in individuals with various laryngeal diagnoses

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVES: To characterize the voice quality of individuals with dysphonia and to investigate possible correlations between the degree of voice deviation (D) and scores on the Dysphonia Risk Screening Protocol-General (DRSP), the Voice-Related Quality of Life (V-RQOL) measure and the Voice Handicap Inde...

Factors influencing the impact of oral health on the daily activities of adolescents, adults and older adults

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Analyze if clinical, sociodemographic and access to dental services variables influence the impact of oral health on the daily activities of adolescents, adults and older adults. METHODS: A cross-sectional study with secondary data from the State Oral Health Survey (SB São Paulo 20...