Browsing by Subject "prevalence"
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ADHD in a representative sample of the Brazilian population: estimated prevalence and comparative adequacy of criteria between adolescents and adults according to the item response theory
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010-09-01)Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a clinically significant disorder in adulthood, but current diagnostic criteria and instruments do not seem to adequately capture the complexity of the disorder ...
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Amphetamine-type stimulant use and conditional paths of consumption: data from the Second Brazilian National Alcohol and Drugs Survey
(Assoc Brasileira Psiquiatria, 2017)Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate nationally representative prevalence rates of amphetamine-type stimulant (ATS) use and to identify consumption-associated factors, proposing a conditional model of direct ...
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Brazil: 1998 national survey
(Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO, 2000-09-01)OBJECTIVES: To assess the epidemiologic characteristics of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in Brazil in 1998. METHOD: Structured Clinical Report Forms (CRFs) sent to 2,505 Brazilian neurologists from January to September ...
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Bone mineral density and osteoporosis among a predominantly Caucasian elderly population in the city of São Paulo, Brazil
(Springer, 2005-11-01)This cross-sectional study covered 301 individuals over 70 years of age-207 women (W) and 94 men (M)-living in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Our aims were to evaluate the prevalence of low bone mineral density (BMD) in ...
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Caracterização de indivíduos hospitalizados por síndrome coron'ria aguda e os fatores de risco para doença arterial coronária
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2013-06-26)Knowledge of the distribution of risk factors (RF) for cardiovascular disease among individuals hospitalized for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) enables the strategic planning of educational interventions for primary and ...
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Changes in the prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases among Brazilian schoolchildren (13-14 years old): Comparison between ISAAC phases one and three
(Oxford Univ Press, 2007-02-01)The present study is aimed to describe the changes in the prevalence of symptoms of asthma, rhinitis and eczema among Brazilian adolescents (AD, 13-14 years old) between Phases 1 and 3 of the International Study of Asthma ...
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Chronic daily headache in Brazil: a nationwide population-based study
(Sage Publications Ltd, 2008-12-01)The objectives of this study were to estimate the 1-year prevalence of chronic daily headache (CDH) and the degree of the association of CDH with some sociodemographic characteristics of the adult population of Brazil. ...
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and body mass index in five Latin America cities: the PLATINO study
(W B Saunders Co Ltd, 2008-05-01)Background: the body mass index (BMI) is a prognostic factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Despite its importance, little information is available regarding BMI alteration in COPD from a population-based ...
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Co-occurrence of chronic physical pain and psychiatric morbidity in a community sample of older people
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2007-09-01)Background Knowledge about co-occurrence of the most frequent chronic pain symptoms with psychiatric morbidity in older people is very limited. Objective To study the association of psychiatric morbidity and painful physical ...
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Community screening for rheumatic disorder: Cross cultural adaptation and screening characteristics of the COPCORD core questionnaire in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico
(J Rheumatol Publ Co, 1997-01-01)Objective. (1) To adapt the Community Oriented Programme for the Control of Rheumatic Disease (COPCORD) Core Questionnaire (CCQ) for use as a rheumatic disease screening instrument in Spanish and Portuguese communities in ...
