Search Results - "Agnes Soares da Silva"

Pesticide exposures and chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology: an epidemiologic review by Valcke, Mathieu, Levasseur, Marie-Eve, Soares da Silva, Agnes, Wesseling, Catharina

“…The main causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD) globally are diabetes and hypertension but epidemics of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) occur…”
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Clean household air for the Americas by Soares da Silva, Agnes, Smith, Kirk R

“…We should be aiming to eliminate polluting cooking fuels from the PAHO region…”
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Chronic kidney disease epidemic in Central America: urgent public health action is needed amid causal uncertainty by Ordunez, Pedro, Martinez, Ramón, Reveiz, Ludovic, Chapman, Evelina, Saenz, Carla, Soares da Silva, Agnes, Becerra, Francisco

“…  A proxy for CKDnT mortality, the age standardized mortality rate due to chronic kidney disease--coded as N18 (CKD-N18) by the 2010 International…”
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LPG fuel subsidies in Latin America and the use of solid fuels to cook by Troncoso, Karin, Soares da Silva, Agnes

“…The use of solid fuels (USF) for cooking is a key environmental health risk factor, affecting more than 2.8 billion people globally. The Sustainable…”
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Adoption of LPG for cooking in two rural communities of Chiapas, Mexico by Troncoso, Karin, Segurado, Patricia, Aguilar, Margarita, Soares da Silva, Agnes

“…In 2011, a government initiative provided Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) stoves and cylinders to almost 1000 rural families in Chiapas, Mexico. In 2017, the…”
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WHO air quality database: relevance, history and future developments by Shairsingh, Kerolyn, Ruggeri, Giulia, Krzyzanowski, Michal, Mudu, Pierpaolo, Malkawi, Mazen, Castillo, Juan, Soares da Silva, Agnes, Saluja, Manjeet, Martínez, Karla Cervantes, Mothe, Josselyn, Gumy, Sophie

“…Air pollution is the second most important risk factor for noncommunicable diseases, but air quality monitoring is lacking in many low- and middle-income…”
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Health Effects of Pesticide Exposure in Latin American and the Caribbean Populations: A Scoping Review by Zúñiga-Venegas, Liliana A, Hyland, Carly, Muñoz-Quezada, María Teresa, Quirós-Alcalá, Lesliam, Butinof, Mariana, Buralli, Rafael, Cardenas, Andres, Fernandez, Ricardo A, Foerster, Claudia, Gouveia, Nelson, Gutiérrez Jara, Juan P, Lucero, Boris A, Muñoz, María Pía, Ramírez-Santana, Muriel, Smith, Anna R, Tirado, Noemi, van Wendel de Joode, Berna, Calaf, Gloria M, Handal, Alexis J, Soares da Silva, Agnes, Cortés, Sandra, Mora, Ana M

“…Multiple epidemiological studies have shown that exposure to pesticides is associated with adverse health outcomes. However, the literature on…”
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Blood lead and cadmium levels in preschool children and associated risk factors in São Paulo, Brazil by Olympio, Kelly Polido Kaneshiro, Silva, Júlia Prestes da Rocha, Silva, Agnes Soares da, Souza, Vanessa Cristina de Oliveira, Buzalaf, Marília Afonso Rabelo, Barbosa Jr, Fernando, Cardoso, Maria Regina Alves

“…In Brazil, there are scarce data on lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) contamination, especially for more vulnerable populations such as preschool children. In this…”
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Chronic kidney disease of non-traditional origin in Mesoamerica: a disease primarily driven by occupational heat stress by Wesseling, Catharina, Glaser, Jason, Rodríguez-Guzmán, Julieta, Weiss, Ilana, Lucas, Rebekah, Peraza, Sandra, da Silva, Agnes Soares, Hansson, Erik, Johnson, Richard J, Hogstedt, Christer, Wegman, David H, Jakobsson, Kristina

“…The death toll of the epidemic of chronic kidney disease of nontraditional origin (CKDnt) in Mesoamerica runs into the tens of thousands, affecting mostly…”
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Erratum to: Pesticide exposures and chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology: an epidemiologic review by Valcke, Mathieu, Levasseur, Marie-Eve, Soares da Silva, Agnes, Wesseling, Catharina

“…The original article [1] was updated to correct the copyright information. The article was previously published with the below copyright statement: © The…”
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Not so simple as it seems: tackling climate change and implementing the sustainable development goals in the Americas by da Silva, Agnes Soares, Buss, Daniel Forsin, Galvão, Luiz A Cassanha, Becerra-Posada, Francisco

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A comprehensive analysis of children's blood lead levels in Latin America and the Caribbean over the last eight years: Progress and recommendations by Pereira, Elizeu Chiodi, Piai, Kamila de Almeida, Salles, Fernanda Junqueira, Silva, Agnes Soares da, Olympio, Kelly Polido Kaneshiro

“…In 2017 we published a review on blood lead levels (BLL) in children from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) for data available up to 14th of March 2014 and…”
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Wastewater-based epidemiology for preventing outbreaks and epidemics in Latin America – Lessons from the past and a look to the future by Prado, Tatiana, Rey-Benito, Gloria, Miagostovich, Marize Pereira, Sato, Maria Inês Zanoli, Rajal, Veronica Beatriz, Filho, Cesar Rossas Mota, Pereira, Alyne Duarte, Barbosa, Mikaela Renata Funada, Mannarino, Camille Ferreira, da Silva, Agnes Soares

“…Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is an approach with the potential to complement clinical surveillance systems. Using WBE, it is possible to carry out an…”
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WHO air quality database: relevance, history and future developments/Base de donnees de I'OMS sur la qualite de l'air: pertinence, historique et developpement future/ Base de datos de la OMS sobre calidad del aire: relevancia, historia y desarrollos futuros by Shairsingh, Kerolyn, Ruggeri, Giulia, Krzyzanowski, Michal, Mudu, Pierpaolo, Malkawi, Mazen, Castillo, Juan, da Silva, Agnes Soares, Saluja, Manjeet, Martinez, Karla Cervantes, Mothe, Josselyn, Gumy, Sophie

“…Air pollution is the second most important risk factor for noncommunicable diseases, but air quality monitoring is lacking in many low- and middle-income…”
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Air pollution management and control in Latin America and the Caribbean: implications for climate change by Riojas-Rodríguez, Horacio, da Silva, Agnes Soares, Texcalac-Sangrador, José Luis, Moreno-Banda, Grea Litai

“…To assess the status of the legal framework for air quality control in all countries of Latin America and Caribbean (LAC); to determine the current…”
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Blood mercury concentrations in preschool children and potential risk factors in São Paulo, Brazil by Salles, Fernanda Junqueira, Pereira, Elizeu Chiodi, de Oliveira, Allan Santos, da Costa, Eric A.C., Nogueira, Thiago, Lima, Marcelo de Oliveira, Pereira, João Paulo Góes, Queiroz, Thais Karolina Lisboa, Chagas, Brenda Rodrigues, de Jesus, Iracina Maura, da Silva, Agnes Soares, Cardoso, Maria Regina Alves, Olympio, Kelly Polido Kaneshiro

“…Environmental exposure of preschool children to mercury can elevate blood mercury levels (BML) and negatively affect their health. This study aimed to…”
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Erratum: “Health Effects of Pesticide Exposure in Latin American and the Caribbean Populations: A Scoping Review” by Zúñiga-Venegas, Liliana A., Hyland, Carly, Muñoz-Quezada, María Teresa, Quirós-Alcalá, Lesliam, Butinof, Mariana, Buralli, Rafael, Cardenas, Andres, Fernandez, Ricardo A., Foerster, Claudia, Gouveia, Nelson, Gutiérrez Jara, Juan P., Lucero, Boris A., Muñoz, María Pía, Ramírez-Santana, Muriel, Smith, Anna R., Tirado, Noemi, van Wendel de Joode, Berna, Calaf, Gloria M., Handal, Alexis J., Soares da Silva, Agnes, Cortés, Sandra, Mora, Ana M.

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High blood lead levels are associated with lead concentrations in households and day care centers attended by Brazilian preschool children by da Rocha Silva, Júlia Prestes, Salles, Fernanda Junqueira, Leroux, Isabelle Nogueira, da Silva Ferreira, Ana Paula Sacone, da Silva, Agnes Soares, Assunção, Nilson Antonio, Nardocci, Adelaide Cassia, Sayuri Sato, Ana Paula, Barbosa Jr, Fernando, Cardoso, Maria Regina Alves, Olympio, Kelly Polido Kaneshiro

“…A previous study observed high blood lead levels (BLL) in preschool children attending 50 day care centers (DCC) in São Paulo, Brazil. To identify whether lead…”
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Worker health and safety and climate change in the Americas: issues and research needs by Kiefer, Max, Rodríguez-Guzmán, Julietta, Watson, Joanna, van Wendel de Joode, Berna, Mergler, Donna, da Silva, Agnes Soares

“…SYNOPSIS This report summarizes and discusses current knowledge on the impact that climate change can have on occupational safety and health (OSH), with a…”
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Worker health and safety and climate change in the Americas: issues and research needs/Salud y seguridad laboral y cambio climatico en las Americas: temas clave y necesidades de investigacion by Kiefer, Max, RodriguezGuzman, Julietta, Watson, Joanna, van Wendel de Joode, Berna, Mergler, Donna, da Silva, Agnes Soares

“…This report summarizes and discusses current knowledge on the impact that climate change can have on occupational safety and health (OSH), with a particular…”
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