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The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: from 25 years of inaction to a global transformation for public health
(Elsevier, 2018)
The Lancet Countdown tracks progress on health and climate change and provides an independent assessment of the health effects of climate change, the implementation of the Paris Agreement, 1 and the health implications of ...
Rapid assessment of environmental health risks posed by mining operations in low- and middle-income countries: Selected case studies
(Springer, 2013)
Previous studies have evaluated associated health risks and human exposure pathways at mining sites. Others have provided estimates of the scale of the issue based in part on surveys. However, a global census of mining-related ...
Water fluoridation in 40 Brazilian cities: 7 year analysis.
(2013-01-01)
Fluoride levels in the public water supplies of 40 Brazilian cities were analyzed and classified on the basis of risk/benefit balance. Samples were collected monthly over a seven-year period from three sites for each water ...
Impact of mining on the metal content of dust in indigenous villages of northern Chile
(2022)
Indigenous communities from northern Chile have historically been exposed to the impacts of massive copper industrial activities conducted in the region. Some of the communities belonging to the Alto El Loa Indigenous ...
Global Shifts in Cardiovascular Disease, the Epidemiologic Transition, and Other Contributing Factors: Toward a New Practice of Global Health Cardiology
(Elsevier, 2017)
One of the major drivers of change in the practice of cardiology is population change. This article discusses the current debate about epidemiologic transition paired with other ongoing transitions with direct relevance ...
Carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risks of arsenic exposure in drinking water in the rural environment
(Iran Solid Waste Association, 2020)
Carcinogenic and systemic health effects of arsenic exposure in drinking water are well documented. This study estimated the risk associated with chronic consumption of water with high concentrations of arsenic in children ...
Distribution of Short-Term and Lifetime Predicted Risks of Cardiovascular Diseases in Peruvian Adults
(Wiley, 2015)
BACKGROUND: Short-term risk assessment tools for prediction of cardiovascular disease events are widely recommended in clinical practice and are used largely for single time-point estimations; however, persons with low ...
Environmental health risk perception: adaptation of a population-based questionnaire from Latin America
(MDPI, 2021)
BACKGROUND: Environmental risk assessments and interventions to mitigate environmental risks are essential to protect public health. While the objective measurement of environmental hazards is important, it is also critical ...
Burnout risk and protection factors in certified nursing aides
(MDPI AG, 2018)