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Clinical Outcomes in Very Elderly Patients According to Vascular Access at Hemo...
Silva, Maria Carolina; Agapito Fonseca, José; Marques da Silva, Bernardo; Costa, Claudia; Branco, Carolina; Outerelo, Cristina; Resina, CristinaIntroduction: Vascular access (VA) has a significant impact in the quality of life and survival of patients on hemodialysis (HD). The very elderly are a subgroup of patients whose incidence of renal replacement therapy is the highest. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the VA at HD start on one ‑year mortality in this population. Methods: Retrospective analysis of patients aged 80 years or older who ...
Screening Mediterranean shrubs selected by browsing goats against gastrointesti...
Padre, Ludovina; Costa, Claudia; Belo, Ana TeresaEthanolic extracts from the main species selected by browsing Charnequeira goats on Mediterranean vegetation were assayed for a rapid screening of their anthelmintic potential against gastrointestinal (GI) strongyles. Shrubs selected included Olea europeae var. sylvestris (OS), Quercus coccifera (QC), Pistacia lentiscus, Rhamnus alaternus and Rhamnus lycioides (RL). Forage species included Cichorium intybus (CI...
Socioeconomic Inequalities in Chronic Liver Diseases and Cirrhosis Mortality in...
Borrell, Carme; Palència, Laia; Bosakova, Lucia; Gotsens, Mercè; Morrison, Joana; Costa, Claudia; Dzúrová, Dagmar; Deboosere, PatrickObjective: To analyse the trends in chronic liver diseases and cirrhosis mortality, and the associated socioeconomic inequalities, in nine European cities and urban areas before and after the onset of the 2008 financial crisis. Methods: This is an ecological study of trends in three periods of time: two before (2000–2003 and 2004–2008), and one after (2009–2014) the onset of the economic crisis. The units of an...
Inequality in mortality between Black and White Americans by age, place, and ca...
Schwandt, Hannes; Currie, Janet; Bär, Marlies; Banks, James; Bertoli, Paola; Bütikofer, Aline; Cattan, Sarah; Chao, Beatrice Zong-Ying; Costa, ClaudiaAlthough there is a large gap between Black and White American life expectancies, the gap fell 48.9% between 1990 and 2018, mainly due to mortality declines among Black Americans. We examine age-specific mortality trends and racial gaps in life expectancy in high- and low-income US areas and with reference to six European countries. Inequalities in life expectancy are starker in the United States than in Europe...
Socioeconomic inequalities in suicide mortality in European urban areas before ...
Borrell, Carme; Palència, Laia; Marí-Dell'Olmo, Marc; Morrisson, Joana; Deboosere, Patrick; Gotsens, Mercè; Dzúrová, Dagmar; Costa, ClaudiaBackground: Few studies have assessed the impact of the financial crisis on inequalities in suicide mortality in European urban areas. The objective of the study was to analyse the trend in area socioeconomic inequalities in suicide mortality in nine European urban areas before and after the beginning of the financial crisis. Methods: This ecological study of trends was based on three periods, two before the ec...
The Association between Material Deprivation and Avoidable Mortality in Lisbon,...
Costa, Claudia; Freitas, Ângela; Almendra, Ricardo; Santana, PaulaThere is considerable evidence pointing to the existence of a socioeconomic gradient in mortality, which tends to be steeper in urban areas. Similar to other European cities, Lisbon is far from homogeneous since considerable geographical inequalities exist between the more advantaged and the more deprived neighborhoods. The main goals of this study are to describe the geographical pattern of premature deaths (b...
Disparities in Geographical Access to Hospitals in Portugal
Costa, Claudia; Tenedório, José António; Santana, PaulaGeographical accessibility to health care services is widely accepted as relevant to improve population health. However, measuring it is very complex, mainly when applied at administrative levels that go beyond the small-area level. This is the case in Portugal, where the municipality is the administrative level that is most appropriate for implementing policies to improve the access to those services. The aim ...
Mediterranean Shrubs: Natural Anthelmintics in the Diet Selected by Grazing Goats
Padre, Ludovina; Costa, Claudia; Belo, Carlos Carmona; Barbas, João Pedro; Cavaco-Gonçalves, Sandra; Ribeiro, José; Belo, Ana TeresaL. Padre1, C. Costa1, C.C. Belo2, J. P. Barbas2, S. Cavaco-Gonçalves2, J. M. B. Ribeiro2, A. T. Belo2 1ICAAM – Department of Veterinary Medicine, School of Science and Technology, Évora University, Póloda Mitra, Ap. 94, 7006-554 Évora 2INIAV – Santarém – NationalInstituteof Agrarian and Veterinarian Research, Quinta da Fonte Boa, 2005-048 Vale de Santarém The project VegMedCabras aims to promote ecological and ...
Muge Portal: a new digital platform for the last hunter-gatherers of the Tagus ...
Gonçalves, Célia; Umbelino, Cláudia; Gomes, Ana; Gonçalves, César; Costa, Claudia; Belmiro, Joana; Cascalheira, João; Cardoso, João LuísThis work presents ”The Muge Shellmiddens Project: a new portal for the last hunter-gatherers of the Tagus Valley, Portugal” that focuses on the requalification and valorization of the archaeological and paleoanthropological heritage of the Mesolithic complex of Muge (Tagus Valley, Portugal), classified as Portuguese National Monument since 2011. It is a new multidisciplinary and innovative approach that involv...
Next generation sequencing: a golden tool in mitochondrial diseases
Nogueira, Celia; Pereira, Cristina; Silva, Lisbeth; Vieira, Luis; Leão Teles, Elisa; Campos, Teresa; Rodrigues, Esmeralda; Martins, EsmeraldaThe development of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) has revolutionized the diagnostic approach of mitochondrial disorders, particularly in children. The purpose of our project is to develop a NGS strategy to identify the genetic defect in 250 patients, to confirm the clinical diagnosis of the disease.