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Empirical evidence of the effect of sanitation policies on health indicators for Brazilian municipalities
(Centro de Estudos de Política e Economia do Setor Público (CEPESP), 2011)
This paper investigates the effects of sanitation policies on health indicators in a panel of Brazilian municipalities. Specifically, we use DataSUS, the IBGE, and the SNIS to assess whether the indicators of sanitation ...
ASQ-3 scores are sensitive to small differences in age in a Peruvian infant population
(Wiley, 2017)
OBJECTIVE: The Ages and Stages Questionnaires Edition 3 (ASQ-3) are a well-validated international screen for developmental delays in young children. However, previous studies demonstrate variable scores between children ...
Status of trauma quality improvement programs in the Andean region: What foundation do we have to build on
(Elsevier, 2017)
INTRODUCTION: Trauma quality improvement (QI) programs have been shown to improve outcomes and decrease cost. These are high priorities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where 2,000,000 deaths due to survivable ...
Road-killed wild animals: a preservation problem useful for eco-epidemiological studies of pathogens
(Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peçonhentos - CEVAP, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, 2010)
Road-killed wild animals have been for years used for surveillance of vectors of zoonotic pathogens and may offer new opportunities for eco-epidemiological studies. In the current study, fungal infection was evaluated by ...
Road-killed wild animals: a preservation problem useful for eco-epidemiological studies of pathogens
(Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peçonhentos (CEVAP), 2010-01-01)
Road-killed wild animals have been for years used for surveillance of vectors of zoonotic pathogens and may offer new opportunities for eco-epidemiological studies. In the current study, fungal infection was evaluated by ...
Desigualdade social e os estudos epidemiológicos: uma reflexão
(ABRASCORIO DE JANEIRO, 2012)
Os indicadores sociais se tornaram imprescindíveis no elenco de variáveis dos estudos epidemiológicos a partir da constatação de que a determinação dos agravos à saúde é complexa e multidimensional. Nessa perspectiva, a ...
A Prospective Cohort Multicenter Study of Molecular Epidemiology and Phylogenomics of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in Nine Latin American Countries
(American Society of Microbiology, 2017)
Staphylococcus aureus is an important pathogen causing a spectrum of diseases ranging from mild skin and soft tissue infections to life-threatening conditions. Bloodstream infections are particularly important, and the ...