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Letter to the editor regarding the article ‘individual and household risk factors of severe acute malnutrition among underfive children in Mao, Chad: a matched casecontrol study’

Archives of Public Health, 2019
We would like to thank the authors Jovana Dodos et al., for the article “Individual and household risk factors of severe acute malnutrition among underfive children in Mao, Chad: a matched casecontrol study”.
Sunanda Gupta, Kiran Goswami
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Breastfeeding and breast cancer: a case-control study in Southern Brazil

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2003
To investigate the relationship between breastfeeding and breast cancer in Southern Brazil, a case-control design was employed, with two age-matched control groups. A total of 250 cases of breast cancer were identified in women from 20 to 60 years of age,
Tessaro Sérgio, Béria Jorge U., Tomasi Elaine, Victora Cesar G.   +3 more
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Environmental epidemiology applied to urban atmospheric pollution: a contribution from the Experimental Air Pollution Laboratory (LPAE)

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2000
Systematic investigation on the effects of human exposure to environmental pollution using scientific methodology only began in the 20th century as a consequence of several environmental accidents followed by an unexpected mortality increase above ...
André Paulo Afonso de, Braga Alfésio Luis Ferreira, Lin Chin An, Conceição Gleice Margarete de Souza, Pereira Luiz Alberto Amador, Miraglia Simone Georges El Khouri, Böhm György Miklos   +6 more
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Fatores associados à ideação suicida na comunidade: um estudo de caso-controle

Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Este estudo tem como objetivo identificar variáveis associadas à ideação suicida ao longo dos últimos 12 meses, na cidade de Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil.
Viviane Franco da Silva, Helenice Bosco de Oliveira, Neury José Botega, Letícia Marín-León, Marilisa Berti de Azevedo Barros, Paulo Dalgalarrondo   +5 more
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The impact of psychological stress on salivary cortisol levels in periodontitis patients: a case-control study

BMC Oral Health
Background Psychological stress is linked to elevated salivary cortisol levels, potentially worsening periodontitis by exacerbating inflammation. This study examines the impact of stress on cortisol levels in periodontitis patients, aiming to explore ...
Mozaffer Rahim Hingorjo, Muhammad Owais, Saad uddin Siddiqui, Shazia Nazar, Yumna Shaheen Ali   +4 more
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Neutropenia, agranulocytosis and dipyrone

São Paulo Medical Journal
CONTEXT: Neutropenia and agranulocytosis may be defined as granulocyte counts of less than 1,500/mm³ and 500/mm³, respectively. Agranulocytosis is a rare and serious disease often caused by drugs. Its mortality rate is around 10%.
Nelson Hamerschlak, Alexandre Biasi Cavalcanti   +1 more
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Factores de riesgo de la Leptospirosis humana en el municipio Ciego de Ávila

Revista Cubana de Higiene y Epidemiología
Se realizó un estudio analítico de casos y controles en el municipio Ciego de Ávila en el período de 1995 a 1996. Se estudiaron 38 casos de leptospirosis e igual números de controles para evaluar los factores de riesgo de la enfermedad, La ocupación ...
Eddy García Rodríguez,, Miguel Suárez Hernández, Reinaldo Pablo García Pérez, Rafael García Cabrera, Seferino Pedroso Fernández   +4 more
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Case-control study [PDF]

, 2017
\(\textit {Streptococcus gallolyticus}\) subsp. \(\it gallolyticus\) was identified in humans and animals as commensal of the gut and can act as a causative agent of endocarditis and septicemia. A case-control study was performed to identify yet unknown risk factors for the transmission of this facultative pathogen.
Dumke, Jessika, Vollmer, Tanja (Prof. Dr. rer. nat.), Akkermann, Oke, Knabbe, Cornelius (Prof. Dr. med.), Dreier, Jens (Prof. Dr. rer. nat.)   +4 more
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Risk factors for low birth weight at the “Gustavo Aldereguía Lima” Polyclinic

Revista Electrónica Dr. Zoilo E. Marinello Vidaurreta, 2018
Background: the early detection of the risk factors for low birth weight and the adequate monitoring of the women who have them allow the performance of health actions aimed to modify and control those factors.Objective: to identify the risk factors for ...
José Israel Licea-Ramírez, Mercedes del Pilar García-Bode   +1 more
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Risk Factors for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection in Areas with a High Prevalence of HCV in the Republic of Korea in 2013

Gut and Liver, 2016
Background/AimsThe prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Busan, Gyeongnam, and Jeonnam Provinces in Korea is more than twice the national average.
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