Hypertension Prevalence among Hispanics/Latinos of Dominican Background: A Transnational Comparison of HCHS/SOL and ENPREFAR-HAS-17 [PDF]
Global HeartBackground: Hispanics/Latinos of Dominican background living in United States (US) have the highest hypertension prevalence compared with other Hispanic/Latino persons.
Luisa Alvarez +16 more
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Social determinants of access to health care among deaf people in the Dominican Republic: a qualitative study [PDF]
BMC Global and Public HealthBackground Hearing loss is comparatively frequent in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, where the prevalence of disabling hearing loss is higher than in many areas of the world. The current societal infrastructure in the Dominican Republic (DR)
Shazia Siddiqi +9 more
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Far from reality, or somehow accurate? Social beliefs and perceptions about traffic crashes in the Dominican Republic. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 BackgroundDespite the considerable effort made during the last decades, emerging countries are still among the highest road safety concerns because they still account for most of the deaths caused by traffic crashes.
Francisco Alonso +2 more
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Comparing the Dietary Habits and the Food Choices Between Italian and Dominican Adult Populations: Focus on Fruit and Vegetable Intakes and Their Association with Skin Carotenoid Levels [PDF]
FoodsThe Mediterranean Diet (MD) is characterized by a high intake of fruits and vegetables (FVs), which is considered as an important contributor to the beneficial effects of the MD pattern.
Giuseppina Augimeri +8 more
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An analysis of a historical report on experiments in physics conducted by the Dominicans in Grodno in 1793 for the Polish king (in Polish) [PDF]
Studia Historiae Scientiarum, 2016 From June to November 1793 Grodno (now Belarus) was the place of the last session of Parliament of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, with the participation of king Stanisław August Poniatowski, and it was where the second partition of Poland was ...
Ewa Wyka
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Maternal and child health inequalities among migrants: the case of Haiti and the Dominican Republic [PDF]
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2020 Objective. To assess coverage and inequalities in maternal and child health interventions among Haitians, Haitian migrants in the Dominican Republic and Dominicans. Methods.
Roberta Bouilly +7 more
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Verbum VitaeThe Immaculate Conception of the Mother of Christ is a truth of the Catholic faith that was only dogmatised by Pius IX in 1854. Until then, there had been debate among theologians regarding this Marian privilege.
Paweł Beyga
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Judicial denationalisation of Dominicans of Haitian descent
Forced Migration Review, 2014 A recent Constitutional Tribunal decision in the Dominican Republic, if implemented as drafted, will leave thousands of Dominicans stateless and send a lesson to other states that mass arbitrary denationalisations are acceptable as long as they are ...
Liliana Gamboa, Julia Harrington Reddy
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Prevalence of self‐reported obesity among diverse Latino adult populations in New York City, 2013–2017 [PDF]
Obesity Science & Practice, 2021 Introduction Latinos in the United States represent a heterogeneous population disproportionally impacted by obesity. Yet, the prevalence of obesity by specific Latino group is unclear.
Carlos Devia +3 more
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The lived experiences and perceptions of middle-aged adults in Dominica who have survived severe storms—a qualitative exploration [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryIntroductionThe Eastern Caribbean island of Dominica has experienced diverse negative effects from the North Atlantic hurricane season, including deadly storms like Hurricane Maria in 2017.
Josie-Ann LeBlanc +2 more
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