Results 111 to 120 of about 97,832 (299)

Increased mortality attributed to Chagas disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background: The clinical outcomes associated with Chagas disease remain poorly understood. In addition to the burden of morbidity, the burden of mortality due to Trypanosoma cruzi infection can be substantial, yet its quantification has eluded rigorous ...
Basáñez, María-Gloria   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy: a review of the main pathogenic mechanisms and the efficacy of aetiological treatment following the BENznidazole Evaluation for Interrupting Trypanosomiasis (BENEFIT) trial

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Chagas cardiomyopathy is the most frequent and most severe manifestation of chronic Chagas disease, and is one of the leading causes of morbidity and death in Latin America.
Anis Rassi Jr   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Motherhood amidst reprimands and advice: Parenting and class in Rio de Janeiro

open access: yesEthos, EarlyView.
Abstract The article explores how the moralization of women mothers in contemporary Brazil reinforces structural inequalities. The analysis focuses on two forms of communication: reprimands and advice directed from experts toward mothers or circulated between mothers of young children in two different social contexts in the city of Rio de Janeiro ...
Laura Lowenkron, Camila Fernandes
wiley   +1 more source

Chemotherapy of Chagas' disease: state of the art and perspectives for the development of new drugs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Neglected diseases are a major global cause of illness, long-term disability and death. Chagas' disease is a parasitic infection widely distributed throughout Latin America, with devastating consequences in terms of human morbidity and mortality.
ANDRICOPULO, Adriano Defini   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Chagas' disease

open access: yesThe Lancet, 2001
E S, Umezawa   +3 more
  +6 more sources

A new piece in the repeatome puzzle of Triatominae bugs: The analysis of Triatoma rubrofasciata reveals the role of satellite DNAs in the karyotypic evolution of distinct lineages

open access: yesInsect Molecular Biology, EarlyView.
Satellite DNAs comprise the major component of the Triatoma rubrofasciata repeatome, highlighting their central role in genome composition and architecture. Satellite DNA families show recent amplification in heterochromatin and older, more divergent satellite DNAs located in euchromatin, indicating distinct evolutionary histories.
Sebastián Pita   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying Current and Missing Knowledge in the Control of Pyrethroid-Resistant Triatoma Infestans, Vector of Chagas Disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Triatomines are blood-sucking bugs that occur mainly in Latin America. They are vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease.
Picollo, Maria Ines   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Chagas' Disease [PDF]

open access: hybrid, 1956
F. S. Laranja   +3 more
openalex   +1 more source

Difficulties Associated With Spiritual Care According to the Nursing Staff at an Oncology Clinic: A 20‐Year Longitudinal Mixed Method Case Study

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim(s) To replicate a study conducted twenty years ago regarding difficulties associated with spiritual care at an oncology clinic. Compare the results against societal changes, educational changes and changes at the clinic. Design Mixed‐method, longitudinal, descriptive and comparative design.
Mikael Lundmark
wiley   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy