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Letter to the Editor Concerning “Guidelines to Think, Develop and Implement Hea...
Rocha, Sara; Espírito Santo, Maria; Castro Ribeiro, Sofia; Furtado, Sofia; Antunes, José PedroN/a.; N/a.
Determinants of the Use of Health and Fitness Mobile Apps by Patients With Asth...
Neves, Ana Luisa; Jácome, Cristina; Taveira-Gomes, Tiago; Pereira, Ana Margarida; Almeida, Rute; Amaral, Rita; Alves-Correia, Magna; Mendes, SandraBackground: Health and fitness apps have potential benefits to improve self-management and disease control among patients with asthma. However, inconsistent use rates have been reported across studies, regions, and health systems. A better understanding of the characteristics of users and nonusers is critical to design solutions that are effectively integrated in patients’ daily lives, and to ensure that these ...
Asthma in an urban population in Portugal: a prevalence study
Correia de Sousa, Jaime; Espírito Santo, Maria; Colaço, Tânia; Lobo, Filipa Almada; Yaphe, JohnBackground The prevalence and incidence of asthma are believed to be increasing but research on the true incidence, prevalence and mortality from asthma has met methodological obstacles since it has been difficult to define and diagnose asthma in epidemiological terms. New and widely accepted diagnostic criteria for asthma present opportunities for progress in this field. Studies conducted in Portugal have esti...
Estudo da susceptibilidade do VIH-2 à inibição por moléculas inibidoras do co-r...
Espírito Santo, MariaAté à data deste trabalho, poucos estudos têm sido feitos para determinar a susceptibilidade do VIH-2 aos antagonistas dos co-receptores (CoR). Estes pertencem a um grupo de inibidores de entrada com um novo mecanismo de acção, agindo fora da célula, ligam-se ao CoR, impedindo a sua utilização durante a entrada viral, ao contrário dos outros inibidores já existentes, que têm por alvo, proteínas do HIV. Neste es...
CCR5 and CXCR4 inhibitors
Espírito Santo, Maria; Calado, Ana Marta; Costa, Quirina Santos; Dorr, Patrick; Pereira, José Miguel Azevedo