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Biomarcadores nas doenças respiratórias obstrutivas crônicas: a próxima página

Nas últimas décadas, consensos e diretrizes vêm orientando padronizações terapêuticas que, mesmo baseadas em evidências, partem do princípio de que o mesmo medicamento é bom para todos que têm a mesma doença. Essa conduta vai de encontro aos conhecimentos atuais sobre os mecanismos envolvidos ...

Riesgos a la salud humana en el barrio «Hoji Ya Henda», ciudad de Menongue

Medicentro (Villa Clara); 22 (3), 2018
Se desarrolló un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal para describir la existencia de riesgos a la salud humana presentes en el barrio «Hoji Ya Henda» de la ciudad de Menongue, provincia de Cuando Cubango, República de Angola, durante el primer semestre de 2017, a partir de la percepción de los ...

Medidas declaradas por padres y cuidadores de lactantes y preescolares para prevenir la exposición a humo de tabaco ambiental

Arch. argent. pediatr; 116 (4), 2018
Introducción. La exposición a humo de tabaco ambiental constituye un problema de salud pública por sus potenciales riesgos en los niños. Objetivo. Determinar las acciones preventivas adoptadas por padres y/o cuidadores de lactantes y preescolares respecto de la exposición a humo de tabaco ambiental....

Socioeconomic factors and risk for hospitalisation due to asthma in children in the municipalities of Mato Grosso State, Brazil

Abstract This ecological study used data accumulated between 2001 and 2012 hospital admissions of children under five years of age with asthma in 141 municipalities in the Mato Grosso. Hospital data were extracted from the SIH/SUS system, and hospitalisation rates were estimated using the Bayesian infere...

Exposure to NO2 and children hospitalization due to respiratory diseases in Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil

Abstract The effects of exposure to air pollutants on human health are mainly reflected in respiratory diseases in children and elderly ones. An ecological time series study was carried out in Ribeirão Preto/SP data to examine the role of exposure to air pollutants and hospital admissions due to respira...

Coarse particles and hospital admissions due to respiratory diseases in children. An ecological time series study

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Exposure to particulate matter (PM) is associated with hospitalizations due to respiratory diseases among children. DESIGN AND SETTING: An ecological time series study was carried out to identify the role of coarse fractions of particulate matter (PM10-2.5) in hospitalizations am...

Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas de las normas de bioseguridad en el personal auxiliar de enfermería en la Sala de Medicina Interna, Cirugía y Ortopedia en el Hospital El Progreso, Yoro, Honduras, en el periodo Enero 2018

La bioseguridad como una doctrina de comportamiento encaminada a lograr actitudes y conductas que disminuyan el riesgo del trabajador de la salud de adquirir infecciones en el medio laboral. Objetivo general: Conocer la relación entre los conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas de las normas de biosegurid...

Photoprotection in adolescents: what they know and how they behave

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (1), 2018
Abstract: Background: The greatest sun exposure occurs until adolescence and this is the only factor involved in photocarcinogenesis subject to modification with photoprotection. Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the habits and knowledge of adolescents regarding photoprotection. M...

Factors associated with asthma expression in adolescents

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate risk factors associated with asthma symptoms in adolescents in the 13- to 14-year age bracket. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving adolescents enrolled in randomly selected public schools in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and conducted with the use o...