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Epidemiological profile of leprosy cases in a Family Health Center [PDF]

Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde, 2013
Objective: To reveal the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients diagnosed with leprosy between the years 2007 and 2008, in a Family Primary Healthcare Unit in the city of Fortaleza-CE, Brazil.Methods: Documentary, quantitative and ...
Viviane Bezerra de Souza, Maria Rocineide Ferreirada Silva, Lucilane Maria Sales da Silva, Raimundo Augusto Martins Torres, Kilma Wandeley Lopes Gomes, Marcelo Costa Fernandes, José Musse Costa Lima Jereissati   +6 more
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The descriptive epidemiology of epilepsy—A review [PDF]

Epilepsy Research, 2009
Epilepsy is a chronic disease experienced by millions and a cause of substantial morbidity and mortality. This review summarizes prevalence and incidence studies of epilepsy that provided a clear definition of epilepsy and could be age-adjusted: requirements if comparisons across studies are to be made.
Poonam Nina, Banerjee, David, Filippi, W, Allen Hauser   +2 more
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Malaria in Haiti: A descriptive study on spatial and temporal profile from 2009 to 2018

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2022
Background: Haiti is one of the Caribbean countries where malaria persists. More than 99% of malaria cases are caused by Plasmodium falciparum, the main vector being the mosquito Anopheles albimanus.
Jean Ricardo Jules, Jeronimo Alencar, Martha Cecília Suárez-Mutis, Ernst Jn Baptiste, Hermano de Albuquerque, Maria Goreti Rosa-Freitas, Christian Raccurt, Ricardo Lourenço de Oliveira, Teresa Fernandes Silva-do-Nascimento   +8 more
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Leprosy in the elderly population of Alagoas

Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia, 2018
Objective: to describe the epidemiological profile of elderly persons with leprosy in the state of Alagoas. Method: a descriptive epidemiological study of leprosy cases among the elderly reported to the Disease Notification Information System between ...
David Darnis Bezerra da Silva, Clodis Maria Tavares, Nataly Mayara Cavalcante Gomes, Aline Costa Cardoso, Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio, Paula Sacha Frota Nogueira   +5 more
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Descriptive epidemiology of childhood leukaemia [PDF]

British Journal of Cancer, 1991
Internationally there is a 4-fold variation in age-adjusted incidence rates for childhood leukaemia (all types combined), with only slightly greater worldwide differences specifically for acute lymphocytic leukaemia (ALL) and for acute nonlymphocytic leukaemia (ANLL).
M S, Linet, S S, Devesa
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Evolução de indicadores e capacidade de atendimento no início da epidemia de COVID-19 no Nordeste do Brasil, 2020

Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
Resumo Objetivo descrever a evolução dos indicadores e a capacidade de atendimento em saúde na fase inicial da epidemia de COVID-19 na região Nordeste do Brasil.
Natália Pereira Marinelli, Layana Pachêco de Araújo Albuquerque, Isaura Danielli Borges de Sousa, Francisca Miriane de Araújo Batista, Márcio Dênis Medeiros Mascarenhas, Malvina Thais Pacheco Rodrigues   +5 more
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Standardising the descriptive epidemiology of osteoporosis: recommendations from the Epidemiology and Quality of Life Working Group of IOF [PDF]

, 2013
INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of osteoporosis as defined by the T-score is inconsistently reported in the literature which makes comparisons between studies problematic.METHODS: The Epidemiology and Quality of Life Working Group of IOF convened to make ...
Adachi, JD, Clark, P, Silverman, S.L., Papaioannou, A., Hiligsmann, M., Pierroz, DD, Harvey, N, Cooper, Cyrus, Pierroz, D.D., Diaz-Curiel, M, Szulc, P., Cummings, S. R., The Epidemiology and Quality of Life Working Group of IOF, Pierroz, D. D., Diaz-Curiel, M., Clark, P., Papaioannou, A, Cooper, C., Kanis, JA, Silverman, S. L., Cummings, S.R., Hiligsmann, M, Cooper, C, Adachi, J.D., Harvey, N., Szulc, P, Cummings, SR, Kanis, J.A., Silverman, SL, Adachi, J. D., Kanis, J. A.   +30 more
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The Descriptive Epidemiology of Anophthalmia and Microphthalmia [PDF]

International Journal of Epidemiology, 1996
Anophthalmia and microphthalmia are serious eye malformations which recently have been associated with exposure to Benomyl. Data on these malformations are scarce in the literature and reported prevalences at birth vary strongly.Data from three large registers of congenital malformations were analysed and comprised 849 malformed infants based on close ...
B, Källén, E, Robert, J, Harris
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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
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DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CHILDHOOD CANCER IN CALI, COLOMBIA 1977-2011

, 2014
DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CHILDHOOD CANCER IN CALI, COLOMBIA 1977 ...
Registro poblacional de cancer de Cali Universidad del valle (659465), Luis Eduardo Bravo (652275)   +1 more
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