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Stroke In Brazil: A Neglected Disease, Paulo A. Lotufo
Stroke In Brazil: A Neglected Disease, Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
The turning point in the transition from infectious diseases to non-transmittable diseases in Brazil occurred in the 1960s, taking the country as a whole. However, considering the main cities, such as São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, cerebrovascular disease mortality rates have surpassed the “old cardiovascular diseases” like rheumatic heart disease and syphilitic aortic disease since the end of World War II. Until the end of the 1980s, the burden of stroke mortality observed in the main Brazilian cities was higher than in the United States, Canada and western European countries, and similar to what is observed in Eastern Europe …
Why Brazil Does Not Have An Epidemic Of Chronic Diseases: Some Answers From Cardiovascular Diseases, Paulo A. Lotufo
Why Brazil Does Not Have An Epidemic Of Chronic Diseases: Some Answers From Cardiovascular Diseases, Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
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The "Common Soil" Theory: Coronary Disease, Diabetes And Inflammation., Paulo A. Lotufo
The "Common Soil" Theory: Coronary Disease, Diabetes And Inflammation., Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
No abstract provided.
Progress Testing: Evaluation Of Four Years Of Application In The School Of Medicine, University Of São Paulo, Paulo A. Lotufo
Progress Testing: Evaluation Of Four Years Of Application In The School Of Medicine, University Of São Paulo, Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
Progress testing is a longitudinal tool for evaluating knowledge gains during the medical school years. Objectives: (1) To implement progress testing as a form of routine evaluation; (2) to verify whether cognitive gain is a continuous variable or not; and (3) to evaluate whether there is loss of knowledge relating to basic sciences in the final years of medical school. Methods: A progress test was applied twice a year to all students from 2001 to 2004. The mean percentage score was calculated for each school year, employing ANOVA with post hoc Bonferroni test evaluation for each test. Results:Progress testing was …