Buscar
Mostrando ítems 1-10 de 4666
Global and regional effects of potentially modifiable risk factors associated with acute stroke in 32 countries (INTERSTROKE): a case-control study
(Elsevier, 2016)
BACKGROUND: Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability, especially in low-income and middle-income countries. We sought to quantify the importance of potentially modifiable risk factors for stroke in different regions ...
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 ...
Diabetes Mellitus in Peru
(Levy Library Press, 2015)
BACKGROUND: Peru is an upper medium-income developing country with an increasing prevalence of chronic diseases, including diabetes. OBJECTIVE: To review and describe the epidemiology, drivers, and diabetes care plan in ...
Los sesgos en investigación clínica [Bias in Clinical Research]
(Universidad de la Frontera, 2015)
Nutrition status of children in Latin America
(Wiley, 2017)
The prevalence of overweight and obesity is rapidly increasing among Latin American children, posing challenges for current healthcare systems and increasing the risk for a wide range of diseases. To understand the factors ...
Prevalence of Chagas heart disease in a region endemic for Trypanosoma cruzi: evidence from a central Bolivian community
(Elsevier, 2015)
BACKGROUND: Though the incidence of new Trypanosoma cruzi infections has decreased significantly in endemic regions in the Americas, medical professionals continue to encounter a high burden of resulting Chagas disease ...
Wealth index and risk of childhood overweight and obesity: evidence from four prospective cohorts in Peru and Vietnam
(Frontiers Media, 2015)
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the incidence and risk of childhood overweight and obesity according to socioeconomic status in Peruvian and Vietnamese school-aged children. METHODS: Longitudinal data from the Young Lives study ...
Reflexiones sobre la evidencia en medicina
(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2005)
Silent dissemination of HTLV-1 in an endemic area of Argentina. Epidemiological and molecular evidence of intrafamilial transmission
(Public Library of Science, 2017)