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Full-Text Articles in Epidemiology
Premature Mortality From Chronic Diseases In Brazil. [Portuguese], Paulo A. Lotufo
Premature Mortality From Chronic Diseases In Brazil. [Portuguese], Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
This thesis evaluated the pattern of chronic diaseases mortality in Brazil during the 1980´s. We studied the age strata from 35-years-old to 64-years-old to analyze the chronic disease-related premature deaths. The questions are the following: 1. Are chronic disease-related premature deaths higher in Brazil than abroad? 2. Is premature mortality higher in males than in females? Which is the best indicator for premature mortality, age-adjusted rates or the impact of deaths elimination by Chiang’ method? Are there geographic or temporal differences in chronic diseases mortality rates among Brazilian metropolitan areas? 5. Which are the social and economics determinants of chronic …
Emergency Department Visits And Hospitalizations For Respiratory Disease On The Island Of Hawaii, 1981-1991: Annual Trends On The Island Of Hawaii And Weekly Variability In Hilo, David M. Mannino, Samuel M. Ruben, Fred C. Holschuh, Timothy C. Holschuh, Michael D. Wilson, Tami Holschuh
Emergency Department Visits And Hospitalizations For Respiratory Disease On The Island Of Hawaii, 1981-1991: Annual Trends On The Island Of Hawaii And Weekly Variability In Hilo, David M. Mannino, Samuel M. Ruben, Fred C. Holschuh, Timothy C. Holschuh, Michael D. Wilson, Tami Holschuh
David M. Mannino
This study examined trends in and patterns of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for respiratory disease on the island of Hawaii from 1981 to 1991. We found that emergency department visit rates and hospitalization rates for both asthma and COPD for 1987 to 1991 increased in all regions of the island in comparison with such rates for 1981 to 1986. Rates of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD, but not asthma, were significantly higher in the high-exposure Kona side of the island than in the intermittent-exposure Hilo side of the island during 1983 and …
Functioning And Well-Being Of Patients In A Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Clinic, Steven A. Epstein, Junius Gonzales, Patricia Stockton, David M. Goldstein, Bonnie L. Green
Functioning And Well-Being Of Patients In A Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Clinic, Steven A. Epstein, Junius Gonzales, Patricia Stockton, David M. Goldstein, Bonnie L. Green
Publications from Provost Junius J. Gonzales
Outpatient consultation-liaison (C-L) psychiatry clinics are valuable settings for research and teaching endeavors. However, little is known about psychiatric symptoms and health status of persons treated in such settings. In this study, 80 persons seen in an outpatient C-L psychiatry clinic were compared with 100 persons seen in a mood disorder clinic on a variety of self-report instruments. Outpatient C-L clinic patients were found to have significantly poorer health status than mood clinic patients on the following domains as measured by the RAND instrument: general health perception, pain, physical functioning, and role functioning due to physical problems. Both groups had …