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Socioeconomic and demographic profile of leprosy carriers attended in nursing consultations Perfil socioeconómico y demográfico de portadores de lepra atendidos en consulta de enfermería Perfil socioeconômico e demográfico de portadores de hanseníase atendidos em consulta de enfermagem

open access: yesRevista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2007
Leprosy is a contagious infectious disease that manifests due to unfavorable socioeconomic factors, endemic levels and individual conditions. This study aimed to recognize the socioeconomic and demographic profile and degree of incapacity installed in ...
Marli Teresinha Cassamassimo Duarte   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The distribution of range sizes of native and alien plants in four European countries and the effects of residence time [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Aim Do the statistical distributions of range sizes of native and alien species differ? If so, is this because of residence time effects? And can such effects indicate an average time to a maximum?
Stout, J.C.   +23 more
core   +1 more source

Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Social Development Index

open access: yesFrontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The complex etiology of CVD is known to be significantly affected by environmental and social factors.
Mireya Martínez-García   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants are rare, pose unique clinical challenges, and lack large‐scale evidence‐based data to guide management. This study seeks to describe CNS tumors in Canadian infants and to compare their outcomes with those of older children.
Samuel Sassine   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF INFANT MORTALITY IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL, IN THE PERIOD 2008-2011 [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Gestão & Saúde, 2014
Objective: To characterize infant mortality in Northeastern Brazil. Method: A descriptive-retrospective study of time series with a quantitative approach, which analyzed cases reported to the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN) in ...
Débora Regina Marques Barbosa   +1 more
doaj  

Neighborhood characteristics and dementia symptomology among community-dwelling older adults with Alzheimer’s disease

open access: yesFrontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2022
BackgroundNeuropsychiatric symptoms (NPSs) lead to myriad poor health outcomes among individuals with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Prior studies have observed associations between the various aspects of the home environment and NPSs, but macro-level ...
Dana M. Alhasan   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Childhood Cancer Survival: A Population‐Based Assessment of Survival Patterns Between 2015 and 2023 in Germany

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Numerous international studies have reported declines in new cancer diagnoses, delayed diagnoses and disruptions in cancer treatment following the implementation of COVID‐19 pandemic public health measures, raising concerns that these effects may ultimately contribute to increased cancer mortality.
Friederike Erdmann   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Organoids in pediatric cancer research

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Organoid technology has revolutionized cancer research, yet its application in pediatric oncology remains limited. Recent advances have enabled the development of pediatric tumor organoids, offering new insights into disease biology, treatment response, and interactions with the tumor microenvironment.
Carla Ríos Arceo, Jarno Drost
wiley   +1 more source

The association between living arrangements and health-related quality of life in Korean older people: a nationwide repeated cross-sectional study [PDF]

open access: yesOsong Public Health and Research Perspectives
Objectives This study investigated the association between living arrangements and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in older people. Methods A secondary analysis was conducted of 6,153 participants (aged ≥60 years) from the seventh Korean National ...
Eunok Park, Philip Larkin, Zee-A Han
doaj   +1 more source

Basic mobility, accidental falls, and lifetime physical activity among rural and urban community-dwelling older adults: a population-based study in Northern Iceland

open access: yesInternational Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2022
The objective of this research was to investigate late-life physical functioning and lifetime history of physical activity (PA) among older adults in rural and urban Arctic communities.
Solveig A Arnadottir   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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