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Exposição residencial ao radão e cancro do pulmão em Portugal

Revista Arquitectura Lusíada. - ISSN 1647-9009. - N. especial (2025).

Viral genetics and transmission dynamics in the second wave of mpox outbreak in...

Estimation of 10-Year Cardiovascular Disease Risk in the Portuguese Population ...

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death globally. The objective of this study was to estimate the 10-year cardiovascular risk in the Portuguese population using the new Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation 2. Data from the first National Health Examination Survey from 2015 were used. Inclusion criteria were age between 40 and 69 years, absence of pregnancy, available information on sex, age, smoki...

Anthropometric Indices and Cardiovascular Risk: A Cross-Sectional Study in Port...

Introduction: The relationship between abdominal obesity and cardiovascular risk is well established. The objective of this study was to determine the best anthropometric index to assess cardiovascular risk in the Portuguese population aged 40-69 years. Materials and methods: Data from the 1st National Health Examination Survey 2015 were used. The analyzed anthropometric indices included Body Mass Index (BMI), ...

Avaliação da exposição da população portuguesa a substâncias químicas: resultad...

Introdução: Tem sido amplamente reconhecido que a exposição humana a determinados químicos tem um impacto negativo na saúde humana. Importa, pois, caracterizar e monitorização a exposição da população por forma a, se necessário, suportar o desenvolvimento de medidas que levem à redução dessa exposição. Objetivo: Caracterizar a exposição da população adulta portuguesa a um conjunto de substâncias químicas consid...

Harmonized human biomonitoring in European children, teenagers and adults: EU-w...

As one of the core elements of the European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU) a human biomonitoring (HBM) survey was conducted in 23 countries to generate EU-wide comparable HBM data. This survey has built on existing HBM capacity in Europe by aligning national or regional HBM studies, referred to as the HBM4EU Aligned Studies. The HBM4EU Aligned Studies included a total of 10,795 participants from three ...

Burden of disease attributable to risk factors in European countries: a scoping...

Objectives: Within the framework of the burden of disease (BoD) approach, disease, and injury burden estimates attributable to risk factors are a useful guide for policy formulation and priority setting in disease prevention. Considering the important differences in methods, and their impact on burden estimates, we conducted a scoping literature review to: (1) map the BoD assessments including risk factors perf...

Afinal, é ou não seguro consumir regularmente pescado?

Consumo de pescado em Portugal, Riscos e beneficios do consumo de pescado, Metilmercúrio (MeHg), População mais suscetível ao MeHg, Avaliação da exposição ao MeHg, Recomendações para o consumo de pescado.

HBM4EU-MOM: Prenatal methylmercury-exposure control in five countries through s...

Background: Seafood is a major source of vital nutrients for optimal fetal growth, but at the same time is the main source of exposure to methylmercury (MeHg), an established neurodevelopmental toxicant. Pregnant women must be provided with dietary advice so as to include safely fish in their diet for nutrition and mercury control. The aim of this work is to present the design of a multicentre randomized contro...

Application of human biomonitoring data to support policy development, raise aw...

Most countries have acknowledged the importance of assessing and quantifying their population’s internal exposure from chemicals in air, water, soil, food and other consumer products due to the potential health and economic impact. Human biomonitoring (HBM) is a valuable tool which can be used to quantify such exposures and effects. Results from HBM studies can also contribute to improving public health by prov...