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Malnutrition Screening in Primary Health Care
Lopes, Paulo André; Roque, Ana Carolina; Sacramento, Ana Luísa; Valentim, Bruno; Vieira Gonçalves, Catarina; Lourenço, Cristiane; Leite Costa, FábioIn the community, malnutrition is manifested by the loss of muscle mass, being associated with a decrease in muscle strength, an increased risk of frailty, functional impairment and impaired healing of chronic wounds, as well as a higher incidence of infections. It is estimated that malnutrition affects one in three elderly people at home and one in three patients in elderly care institutions. Malnutrition is r...
The importance of social indicators in research focused on race relations
Lourenço, CristianeStudies focused on the analysis of race relations show that, in Brazil, the social reading of the phenotype is one of the main elements of social classification. In view of this, this work proposes to investigate, in the light of Applied Social Sciences and based on the theorists that deal with the theme, how such categories were constructed and reframed when it comes to the evaluation of social policies in the...