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Clinical and demographic characteristics of people with disabilities attending ...
Silva, Eduarda Tomé Ferreira da; Silva-Selva, Elizabeth Louisy Marques Soares da; Macêdo, Thuanny Silva de; Araújo, Millena Mirella Silva deThe aim of this article was to describe the clinical and demographic characteristics of people with disabilities attending a dental teaching clinic in northeastern Brazil, and to associate these profiles with the cumulative needs and treatments performed from March to July 2019. This was a database study in which sex, age, medical diagnosis, medication use, reason for consultation, and previous treatments obtai...
The impact of socioeconomic vulnerability on COVID-19 outcomes and social dista...
Lins-Filho, Paulo Cardoso; Araújo, Millena Mirella Silva de; Macêdo, Thuanny Silva de; Melo, Maria Cecília Freire de; Ferreira, Andressa Kelly AlvesObjective: To assess the impact and correlation of socioeconomic vulnerability on COVID-19 outcomes and social distancing in Brazil. Methods: The Gini Coefficient (GC), the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI), epidemiological data on COVID-19 epidemic in Brazil, and the Social Distancing Index (SDI) were retrieved from online databases and assessed for each Brazilian state. Data was statistically analyzed through ...
Assessing the quality, readability and reliability of online information on COV...
Lins-Filho, Paulo Cardoso; Araújo, Millena Mirella Silva de; Macêdo, Thuanny Silva de; Ferreira, Andressa Kelly Alves; Melo, Maria Cecilia Freire deDuring a public health crisis, the dissemination of reliable information, advice and experts’ opinions is essential for improving public comprehension of potential or actual health threats and enables the public to take informed decisions about risk mitigation measures. This study aimed to assess the quality, reliability and readability of internet-based information on COVID-19 available on Brazil’ most used se...