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Oropharyngeal colostrum immunotherapy and nutrition in preterm newborns: meta-a...

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To investigated the effect of oropharyngeal colostrum immunotherapy in reducing the time required for very low birth weight preterm newborns (VLBW-PTNB: < 1,500g and < 37 weeks) to achieve full enteral nutrition. METHODS Literature search was conducted using four databases, including gray literature, with additional manual search of the references of selected articles. Eligibility criteria co...

Maternal Exposure to Alcohol and Low Birthweight: A Systematic Review and Meta-...

Abstract Objective To investigate the relationship between maternal exposure to alcohol and low birthweight (LBW). Methods The literature search was performed in January 2017 using the following electronic databases: Medline, Embase, LILACS, SciELO, Web of Science, Scopus, CINHAL, Proquest, and PsychInfo. The search strategy used the following terms: alcohol drinking, binge drinking, alcohol-related disorders, ...

Functional disability of adults in Brazil: prevalence and associated factors

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence and factors associated with functional disability in adults in Brazil. METHODS We used information from the health supplement of the National Household Sample Survey in 2008. The dependent variable was the functional disability among adults of 18 to 65 years, measured by the difficulty of walking about 100 meters; independent variables were: health plan membership, ...

Trends in non-AIDS-related causes of death among adults with HIV/AIDS, Brazil, ...

The aim of this study was to analyze trends in the listing of non-AIDS-related causes of death on the death certificates of adults with HIV/AIDS in Brazil. The study analyzed mortality data for persons 15 to 69 years of age from 1999 to 2010. Standardized mortality odds ratios were used to compare mortality from non-AIDS-related causes in the group with HIV/AIDS listed on the death certificate and in the group ...

Prevalence of dementia among elderly Brazilians: a systematic review

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The rapid growth of the elderly population in Brazil has implied a significant rise in the number of individuals with dementia. The real prevalence of this disease needs to be ascertained in order to establish appropriate measures for improving the quality of life of those affected. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of dementia among elderly Brazilians (> 60 years) thro...

Padronização das informações toxicológicas no Brasil

Que informações são necessárias para o conhecimento da situação de saúde do idoso?

O objetivo da pesquisa foi avaliar, por meio da Internet, os dados sobre a saúde da população idosa existentes no sistema de informações brasileiro e a sua correspondência com as estatísticas norte-americanas. Foram utilizados os indicadores norte-americanos da publicação Older Americans 2000: Key Indicators of Well-Being como parâmetro para busca de similares brasileiros. As bases de dados, assim como os instr...

Tendência do aleitamento materno no Brasil no último quarto do século XX

OBJETIVO: analisar a evolução do aleitamento materno no Brasil de 1974-1975 a 1999. MÉTODO: foram comparados três inquéritos populacionais realizados em 1974-1975, 1989, 1999. Os três estudos variaram quanto aos objetivos, plano amostral e coleta de dados, mas foi constante a definição de aleitamento materno. Os resultados das duas primeiras pesquisas foram retirados de trabalho que analisou a evolução do aleit...

Prevalência do aleitamento materno nas capitais brasileiras

OBJETIVO: Estimar a prevalência do aleitamento materno e do aleitamento exclusivo para as capitais brasileiras, para as grandes regiões e para o Brasil, nas idades de 30, 120 e 180 dias, preconizadas por consenso entre especialistas para unificar as estatísticas. MÉTODOS: Procedeu-se a reanálise dos dados do inquérito populacional de aleitamento materno realizado em 25 capitais e no Distrito Federal, em 16 de o...

Writing scientific papers

<p>The text shows the structure of the original scientific article and contains instructions for its preparing. It is high-lighted that the author of an article must be concerned, not simply about writing it, but to have it accepted for publication. This goes beyond writing questions. It also involves following the rules determined by the editor of the publication and others that increase the scientific merit. ...