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Health Risk Behaviours Among Adolescents in the English-speaking Caribbean: a Review
(2009)
Background: The aim of this paper was to review and summarize research on prevalence of
health risk behaviours, their outcomes as well as risk and protective factors among adolescents in
the English-speaking Caribbean.
Methods: ...
Behavioural response to a sudden health risk: dengue and educational outcomes in Colombia
Epidemics tend to have a debilitating influence on the lives of directly afflicted families. However, the
presence of an epidemic can also change the behaviour and outcomes of those not directly affected. This paper
makes ...
Profiles of women who have suffered occupational accidents in cleaning: perceived health, psychosocial risks, and personality variables
Purpose: The main goal was to identify the variables (sociodemographic, work, psychosocial, perceived health, and personality) associated with occupational accidents suffered in the past by women in the cleaning sector. ...
Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2013
(Elsevier, 2015)
BACKGROUND:
The Global Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factor study 2013 (GBD 2013) is the first of a series of annual updates of the GBD. Risk factor quantification, particularly of modifiable risk factors, can ...
Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2013
(Elsevier, 2015)
BACKGROUND:
The Global Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factor study 2013 (GBD 2013) is the first of a series of annual updates of the GBD. Risk factor quantification, particularly of modifiable risk factors, can ...
Risk factors for suicidal behaviour in late-life depression: A systematic review
BACKGROUND
Suicide is a leading cause of preventable death worldwide, with its peak of maximum incidence in later life. Depression often puts an individual at higher risk for suicidal behaviour. In turn, depression deserves ...
Al límite de políticas individuales cognitivo-conductuales: ¿hacia dónde ir en salud pública para mejorar de manera efectiva la salud poblacional?
(Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública de Mexico, 2013)
Most countries worldwide have recognised the significance of contextual social determinants of health (SDH) on population health. This essay challenges current public health views focused on individual risk-factors and ...