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Obesity and its Relation With Diabetes and Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Study Across 4 Geographical Regions
(Elsevier, 2016)
BACKGROUND: The implications of rising obesity for cardiovascular health in middle-income countries has generated interest, in part because associations between obesity and cardiovascular health seem to vary across ethnic ...
Prevalence of Pragmatically Defined High CV Risk and its Correlates in LMIC: A Report From 10 LMIC Areas in Africa, Asia, and South America
(Elsevier, 2016)
BACKGROUND: Currently available tools for assessing high cardiovascular risk (HCR) often require measurements not available in resource-limited settings in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). There is a need to assess ...
Malaria Molecular Epidemiology: Lessons from the International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research Network
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015)
Molecular epidemiology leverages genetic information to study the risk factors that affect the frequency and distribution of malaria cases. This article describes molecular epidemiologic investigations currently being ...
Preval??ncia da tuberculose resistente na Bahia
(Instituto de Sa??de ColetivaPrograma de P??s-Gradua????o em Sa??de ColetivaISC-UFBAbrasil, 2014-10-13)
Chronic respiratory disease and high altitude are associated with depressive symptoms in four diverse settings
(International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2016)
SETTING: Depression is a prevalent comorbidity of chronic respiratory disease (CRD), and may indicate worse clinical outcomes. The relationship between depression and living with chronic hypoxia due to CRD or residence at ...
Produção científica publicada nos Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia (2003-2007)
(Soc Brasileira Dermatologia, 2008-11-01)
BACKGROUND - The scientific production of dermatology is not very known and studied in quantitative and qualitative aspects in Brazil.OBJECTIVE - To study the characteristics of the Brazilian scientific production published ...
Insecticide Resistance in Areas Under Investigation by the International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research: A Challenge for Malaria Control and Elimination
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015)
Scale-up of the main vector control interventions, residual insecticides sprayed on walls or structures and/or impregnated in bed nets, together with prompt diagnosis and effective treatment, have led to a global reduction ...
Produção científica publicada nos Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia (2003-2007)
(Soc Brasileira Dermatologia, 2014)
Growth failure prediction in chile
(1989)
Mardones-Restat F (Family Health Unit, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile), Jones G, Mardones-Santander F, Dachs N, Habicht J-P, and Diaz M. Growth failure prediction in Chile. ...
Rural-to-Urban Migration: Socioeconomic Status But Not Acculturation was Associated with Overweight/Obesity Risk
(Springer, 2015)
To investigate whether socioeconomic status (SES) and acculturation predict overweight/obesity risk as well as the mediating effect of physical activity (PA) in the context of internal migration. Cross-sectional study of ...