Understanding the effects of tobacco control policies on smoking prevalence is of great importance in public health. They may have effects on discouraging take-up, promoting smoking cessation, and enhancing healthy habits. ...

Introduction: Lung cancer is the deadliest type of cancer worldwide, accounting one out of five deaths annually. This study aimed at determining the effects of an educational intervention in promoting healthy lifestyles ...

I look for classroom peer effects for psychoactive substance consumption among Colombian high school students and attempt to identify channels that rationalize for these effects. To do so, I use data for Colombian schools ...

This study identified the prevalence of respiratory symptoms in poultry from a company in Bogota, by applying the "STANDARDIZE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEY OF RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS. ATS-DLD-78-A (FERRIS 1978) ". A total of 113 ...

Objective: to evaluate the literature on risk factors with greater strength of association for complications of abdominal wall reconstruction surgery. Methods: A systematized review was made in the literature looking at ...

Objective: The study aimed to determine the behavioral change stages in relation to alcohol, tobacco and drug consumption in students aged 9 to 17 years in Bogota-Colombia, who were part of the FUPRECOL study. Method: ...

Introduction: Drivers of public passenger transport are continuously exposed to different risks and one of the most prevalent is cardiovascular risk, poor dietary habits, sedentary lifestyle and the stress associated with ...

Objective: To evaluate the association between handgrip strength and ideal cardiovascular health in Colombian children and adolescents. Study design: During the 2014-2015 school years, we examined a crosssectional component ...

Shoulder pain is one of the most common causes of general medical consultation. Rotator Cuff Syndromes (R.C.S) emerged during 2003 and 2004 as the fifth cause of occupational morbidity in Colombia, ranking second level of ...