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Pufa And Vitamin D And Type 2 Diabetes Inflammatory Markers, Paulo A. Lotufo
Pufa And Vitamin D And Type 2 Diabetes Inflammatory Markers, Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
No abstract provided.
A Stepwise Approach To Stroke Surveillance In Brazil: The Emma (Estudo De Mortalidade E Morbidade Do Acidente Vascular Cerebral) Study, Paulo A. Lotufo
A Stepwise Approach To Stroke Surveillance In Brazil: The Emma (Estudo De Mortalidade E Morbidade Do Acidente Vascular Cerebral) Study, Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
Background: Stroke mortality rates in Brazil are the highest in the Americas. Deaths from cerebrovascular disease surpass coronary heart disease. Aim: To verify stroke mortality rates and morbidity in an area of Sa˜o Paulo, Brazil, using the World Health Organization Stepwise Approach to Stroke Surveillance. Methods: We used the World Health Organization Stepwise Approach to Stroke Surveillance structure of stroke surveillance. The hospital-based data comprised fatal and nonfatal stroke (Step 1). We gathered stroke-related mortality data in the community using World Health Organization questionnaires (Step 2). The questionnaire determining stroke prevalence was activated door to door in a family-healthprogramme neighbourhood …
Validation Of A Stroke Symptom Questionnaire For Epidemiological Surveys., Paulo A. Lotufo
Validation Of A Stroke Symptom Questionnaire For Epidemiological Surveys., Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE:Stroke is a relevant issue within public health and requires epidemiological surveillance tools. The aim here was to validate a questionnaire for evaluating individuals with stroke symptoms in the Stroke Morbidity and Mortality Study (Estudo de Mortalidade e Morbidade do Acidente Vascular Cerebral, EMMA), São Paulo, Brazil.DESIGN AND SETTING:This was a cross-sectional study performed among a sample of the inhabitants of Butantã, an area in the western zone of the city of São Paulo.METHODS:For all households in the coverage area of a primary healthcare unit, household members over the age of 35 years answered a stroke symptom questionnaire …
Socioeconomic Status And Coronary Heart Disease Mortality In The City Of Sao Paulo, Brazil (1996 To 2007), Paulo A. Lotufo
Socioeconomic Status And Coronary Heart Disease Mortality In The City Of Sao Paulo, Brazil (1996 To 2007), Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
No abstract provided.
Non-Inferiority Trials [In Portuguese], Paulo A. Lotufo
Non-Inferiority Trials [In Portuguese], Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
No abstract provided.
Cardiovascular And Cancer Mortality In Brazil, Paulo A. Lotufo
Cardiovascular And Cancer Mortality In Brazil, Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
Cancer are not surpassing Cardiovascular Diseases. Here you have an evaluation of mortality in Brazil. The debate was ignited by paper from IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) that forecasts cancer deaths surpassing heart diseases rates during de 2020’s. There is no dispute about the fact that - at least in the US and other countries - the decline of mortality deaths for heart diseases presenting a faster pace compared to cancer death rates. It is an epidemiological evidence that must be analyzed and some headline fueling hype as “heart diseases as an old agenda of public health and …
Gender Differences Of Case-Fatality Rate In A Brazilian Stroke Registry, Paulo A. Lotufo
Gender Differences Of Case-Fatality Rate In A Brazilian Stroke Registry, Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
No abstract provided.
Characteristics Of Small Areas With A Higher Stroke Mortality, Paulo A. Lotufo
Characteristics Of Small Areas With A Higher Stroke Mortality, Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
No abstract provided.
Higher Frequency Of Stroke Deaths On Monday And Saturday, Paulo A. Lotufo
Higher Frequency Of Stroke Deaths On Monday And Saturday, Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
No abstract provided.
Social Inequalities And The Decline Of Stroke Mortality In The City Of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Paulo A. Lotufo
Social Inequalities And The Decline Of Stroke Mortality In The City Of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
No abstract provided.
An Open Letter To The Citizens Of Northwest Louisiana, Frederick J. White Iii
An Open Letter To The Citizens Of Northwest Louisiana, Frederick J. White Iii
Frederick J White III
We, the undersigned physicians, want to publicly address our community regarding the health system debate in Congress. This is a historic time, and decisions made in these next days will impact you as citizens and as patients for generations. We recognize that the health system needs change. But the path that the Congress has taken is unwise and unnecessary. And although the American Medical Association has endorsed both the House and Senate bills, (1) we want to be clear—the AMA does not speak for us on these issues.
Subclinical Hyperthyroidism And Dementia: The Sao Paulo Ageing & Health Study (Spah), Paulo A. Lotufo
Subclinical Hyperthyroidism And Dementia: The Sao Paulo Ageing & Health Study (Spah), Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
Background: Several epidemiologic studies have shown a possible association between thyroid function and cognitive decline. Our aim was to evaluate the association of subclinical hyperthyroidism and dementia in a population sample of older people. Methods: A cross-sectional study - São Paulo Ageing & Health Study (SPAH) - in a population sample of low-income elderly people ≥ 65 years-old to evaluate presence of subclinical thyroid disease as a risk factor for dementia. Thyroid function was assessed using thyrotropic hormone and free-thyroxine as well as routine use of thyroid hormones or antithyroid medications. Cases of dementia were assessed using a harmonized one-phase …