[HTML][HTML] Risk of mortality for small newborns in Brazil, 2011-2018: a national birth cohort study of 17.6 million records from routine register-based linked data

ES Paixao, H Blencowe, IR Falcao…�- The Lancet Regional�…, 2021 - thelancet.com
Abstract Background Preterm birth (< 37 weeks), low birth weight (LBW,< 2500g), and small
for gestational age (SGA,< 10th centile of birth weight for gestational age and sex) are�…

Lack of control of severe asthma is associated with co‐existence of moderate‐to‐severe rhinitis

EV Ponte, R Franco, HF Nascimento…�- Allergy, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Retrospective studies provide evidence that rhinitis is associated with more
severe asthma. The aim of this study was to evaluate prospectively whether rhinitis is a�…

Defining the research agenda to reduce the joint burden of disease from diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis

AD Harries, MB Murray, CY Jeon…�- Tropical Medicine &�…, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The steadily growing epidemic of diabetes mellitus poses a threat for global tuberculosis
(TB) control. Previous studies have identified an important association between diabetes�…

[PDF][PDF] Family environment and child's cognitive development: an epidemiological approach

SA Andrade, DN Santos, AC Bastos…�- Revista de Sa�de�…, 2005 - SciELO Public Health
Family environment and child’s cognitive development: an epidemiological approach Page 1
Rev Sa�de P�blica 2005;39(4) www.fsp.usp.br/rsp INTRODUCTION In the early childhood, the�…

Epidemiological methods in diarrhoea studies—an update

WP Schmidt, BF Arnold, S Boisson…�- International journal�…, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background Diarrhoea remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality but is difficult to
measure in epidemiological studies. Challenges include the diagnosis based on self�…

Vaccination plus previous infection: protection during the omicron wave in Brazil

T Cerqueira-Silva, V de Araujo Oliveira…�- The Lancet Infectious�…, 2022 - thelancet.com
As of May 11, 2022, an estimated 519 million individuals have been infected with SARS-
CoV-2, and at least 11 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses were positive and defined as cases�…

Diagnosis and management of dengue

MG Teixeira, ML Barreto�- Bmj, 2009 - bmj.com
Dengue has been reported in almost 70 countries, with about five million cases reported
between 2000 and 2007 (figs 1⇓ and 2⇓). 1 In 2002, at the peak of the current pandemic�…

[HTML][HTML] Whole-genome sequencing of 1,171 elderly admixed individuals from Brazil

MS Naslavsky, MO Scliar, GL Yamamoto…�- Nature�…, 2022 - nature.com
As whole-genome sequencing (WGS) becomes the gold standard tool for studying
population genomics and medical applications, data on diverse non-European and admixed�…

[HTML][HTML] Health inequalities: a global perspective

ML Barreto�- Ciencia & saude coletiva, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
The objective of this article is to present health inequalities as a global problem which afflicts
the populations of the poorest countries, but also those of the richest countries, and whose�…

[HTML][HTML] Zika virus and microcephaly in Brazil: a scientific agenda

ML Barreto, M Barral-Netto, R Stabeli, N Almeida-Filho…�- The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Since 1981, the Brazilian population has had dengue fever epidemics and all control efforts
have been unsuccessful. 1 In 2014, chikungunya fever was reported for the first time in the�…