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Socio-economic inequalities in smoking prevalence and involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke in Argentina: Analysis of three cross-sectional nationally representative surveys in 2005, 2009 and 2013
(Public Library of Science, 2019-06)
Background: Understanding patterns of socio-economic inequalities in tobacco consumption is key to design targeted public health policies for tobacco control. This study examines socio-economic inequalities in smoking and ...
Socio-economic inequalities in smoking prevalence and involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke in Argentina: Analysis of three cross-sectional nationally representative surveys in 2005, 2009 and 2013
(Public Library of Science, 2019-06)
Background Understanding patterns of socio-economic inequalities in tobacco consumption is key to design targeted public health policies for tobacco control. This study examines socio-economic inequalities in smoking and ...
Involuntary smoking and head and neck cancer risk: Pooled analysis in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium
(AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH, 2008)
Although active tobacco smoking has been identified as a major risk factor for head and neck cancer, involuntary smoking has not been adequately evaluated because of the relatively low statistical power in previous studies. ...
Behavioral sensitization to different dopamine agonists in a parkinsonian rodent model of drug-induced dyskinesias
(Elsevier Science, 2004-07)
Repeated treatment with dopamine (DA) receptor agonists strongly potentiates contralateral turning behavior due to selective stimulation of D1 or D2-class receptors in 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-lesioned rats. This phenomenon, ...
Voluntary and involuntary risk acceptance: A case study of firefighters
This article examines how individuals perceive risk depending on whether their exposure to it is voluntarily or not. The study gleans its conclusions by comparing a sample of professional (N = 186) and volunteer (N = 199) ...
Demencia debido a la enfermedad de Huntington en el adultez.
(2019)
dementia caused by Huntington's disease is a problem that is present in some countries of the world, unlike other medical diseases caused by dementia, this disease has no prevalence worldwide, the pathological indicators ...
Seven potential sources of arsenic pollution in Latin America and their environmental and health impacts
(Elsevier, 2021-08)
This review presents a holistic overview of the occurrence, mobilization, and pathways of arsenic (As) from predominantly geogenic sources into different near-surface environmental compartments, together with the respective ...
Tramadol comparado con dexametasona en la profilaxis de temblor postoperatorio en pacientes sometidos a anestesia raquídea en el Hospital Belén de Trujillo, durante el periodo de julio a diciembre 2022
(Universidad Nacional de TrujilloPE, 2022-08-25)
Introducción:
El temblor postoperatorio es un síndrome que involucra contracciones oscilatorias involuntarias de los músculos esqueléticos, es un efecto secundario común y desafiante de la anestesia y la modulación de la ...
Estudo de descargas elétricas induzidas em subestações de alta tensão: soluções para mitigação e monitoramento
(Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisUFMG, 2008-12-18)
High intensity electric fields are intrinsic to extra-high voltage substations, where the effects are particularly pronounced. The work at non-energized areas, but in the vicinity of energized of high-voltage bus bars, may ...
Does the degree of smoking effect the severity of tardive dyskinesia? A longitudinal clinical trial
(ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER, 2009)
Background. - Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a movement disorder observed after chronic neuroleptic treatment. Smoking is presumed to increase the prevalence of TD. The question of a cause-effect-relationship between smoking ...