Browsing by Subject "Adolescents"
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Accuracy of anthropometric measurements in estimating fat mass in individuals with 21-hydroxylase deficiency
(Elsevier B.V., 2012-10-01)Objective: the use of anthropometric measurements to estimate the percentage of body fat (%BF) is easy and inexpensive. However, the accuracy of these methods in patients with 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21OHD) has not been ...
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Activity of intraarterial carboplatin as a single agent in the treatment of newly diagnosed extremity osteosarcoma
(Wiley-Blackwell, 1999-08-01)Background. Chemotherapy has dramatically improved the rates of cure and survival of patients with localized and metastatic osteosarcoma. Nonetheless, the number of chemotherapeutic agents active against osteosarcoma is ...
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Adaptação do módulo genérico DISABKIDS® para crianças e adolescentes brasileiros com condições crônicas
(Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira, 2010-03-01)OBJECTIVES: to describe the process of cultural adaptation to Brazil Generic Module DISABKIDS for Chronic Conditions (DCGM-37), a generic instrument for measuring the quality of life of children and adolescents with chronic ...
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Adiponectina: papel no processo inflamatório e na Esteatose Hepática Não-Alcóolica (EHNA) em adolescentes com obesidade, submetidos à terapia interdisciplinar
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 2018-12-17)Obesity Worldwide Represents A Public Health Problem, Compromising Life Expectancy In Children And Adolescents, Has Been Associated With Mortality And, Specifically, A Higher Risk Of Developing Diabetes And Cardiovascular ...
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Aerobic plus resistance training was more effective in improving the visceral adiposity, metabolic profile and inflammatory markers than aerobic training in obese adolescents
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2014-01-01)The purpose of this study was to determine whether aerobic plus resistance training (AT + RT) is more effective than aerobic training (AT) at reducing inflammatory markers and cardiovascular risk in obese adolescents. A ...
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Análises de metilação do DNA e de expressão gênica associados a sintomas psiquiátricos e a fatores ambientais em adolescentes
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2019-04-15)Psychiatric disorders are complex phenotypes influenced by genetics and environmental factors and by the interaction between them. Studies suggest that early adverse life events can lead to changes in gene expression through ...
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Anti-hepatitis A virus frequency in adolescents at an outpatient clinic in São Paulo, Brazil
(Instituto de Medicina Tropical, 2006-02-01)The prevalence of hepatitis A virus (HAV) antibodies was assessed in adolescents (age ranging from 10.4 to 19.9 years) at an Adolescent Outpatient Clinic in São Paulo, Brazil. Anti-HAV was detected in 137 (54.2%) out of ...
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Antiretroviral treatment adherence in childhood and adolescence: Multidisciplinary team as an associated factor in Brazil
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2013-11-01)Our aim was to analyze factors associated with non-adherence to antiretroviral (ARV) treatment among children and adolescents. A cross-sectional study was carried out involving non-institutionalized children and adolescents ...
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Assessment of Nutritional Status and Eating Disorders in Female Adolescents With Fibromyalgia
(Elsevier B.V., 2012-11-01)Purpose: To assess eating disorders, nutritional status, body composition, and food intake in adolescents presenting with fibromyalgia.Methods: in a cross-sectional study, we evaluated the nutritional status (z score of ...
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Associação do padrão e ritmo de sono com o desenvolvimento puberal a partir da avaliação clínica e auto-avaliação
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2020-03-05)The adolescent sleep configuration is unique and brings several factors that interfere with its manifestation, such as age and pubertal development. However, the literature does not seem to be clear about the difference ...
