Search Results - "Cristina Gonçalves Alvim"
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Rate and predictors of insufficient sweat volume in very young infants after pilocarpine gel iontophoresis: prospective, population-based study
Published in Archives of disease in childhood (01-04-2024)“…ObjectiveTo verify the rate and predictors of ‘quantity not sufficient’ (QNS) among Brazilian infants younger than 3 months with positive newborn screening…”
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Sweat conductivity diagnostic accuracy for cystic fibrosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in Archives of disease in childhood (01-11-2023)“…ObjectiveWe conducted a systematic review and meta‐analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies to summarise the properties of sweat conductivity (SC) to rule…”
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Sweat conductivity for diagnosing cystic fibrosis after positive newborn screening: prospective, diagnostic test accuracy study
Published in Archives of disease in childhood (01-07-2023)“…ObjectiveTo assess the accuracy of sweat conductivity among newborns and very young infants.DesignProspective, population-based, diagnostic test accuracy…”
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Asthma mortality in children and adolescents of Brazil over a 20-year period
Published in Jornal de pediatria (01-07-2020)“…To evaluate the number of asthma deaths and the temporal trend of the asthma-specific mortality rate in children and adolescents up to 19 years of age in…”
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Pulmonary function in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease: have we paid proper attention to this problem?
Published in Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia (01-11-2016)“…To evaluate pulmonary function and functional capacity in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease. This was a cross-sectional study involving 70…”
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Epidemiological trends of allergic diseases in adolescents
Published in Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia (01-09-2017)“…To assess the prevalences of asthma, allergic rhinitis, and allergic rhinoconjunctivitis in adolescents in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in 2012 by…”
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Parapneumonic pleural effusion: early versus late thoracoscopy
Published in Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia (01-09-2017)“…To evaluate the best time to perform thoracoscopy for the treatment of complicated parapneumonic pleural effusion in the fibrinopurulent phase in patients ≤ 14…”
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Lung function in severe pediatric asthma: a longitudinal study in children and adolescents in Brazil
Published in Clinical and translational allergy (15-12-2017)“…Background In severe asthma, high doses of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are used in order to achieve clinical and functional control. This study aimed to…”
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Does BCG revaccination protect against the development of asthma?
Published in Respiratory medicine (01-02-2013)“…Summary Single BCG vaccination has been considered as a protective factor against asthma. However the effect of a second dose of BCG on the prevalence rate of…”
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Correlation between peak nasal inspiratory flow and peak expiratory flow in children and adolescents
Published in Rhinology (01-12-2012)“…PEAK nasal inspiratory flow (PNIF) has been proposed as a simple method to evaluate nasal patency. Asthma and allergic rhinitis are commonly associated, and…”
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Reference values for peak nasal inspiratory flow in children and adolescents in Brazil
Published in Rhinology (01-08-2011)“…Allergic rhinitis is a global public health issue. Peak nasal inspiratory flow (PNIF) can help in the assessment of patients with allergic rhinitis. However,…”
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Regarding the article entitled “Standards for the care of people with cystic fibrosis: A timely and accurate diagnosis”
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Asthma mortality in children and adolescents of Brazil over a 20‐year period
Published in Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português) (01-07-2020)“…To evaluate the number of asthma deaths and the temporal trend of the asthma‐specific mortality rate in children and adolescents up to 19 years of age in…”
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Language evaluation protocol for children aged 2 months to 23 months: analysis of sensitivity and specificity
Published in CoDAS (São Paulo) (01-03-2015)“…To establish cutoff points for the analysis of the Behavior Observation Form (BOF) of children in the ages of 2 to 23 months and evaluate the sensitivity and…”
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Quality of data on the Child Health Record and related factors
Published in Cadernos de saúde pública (01-03-2009)“…The Child Health Record (CHR) is an essential document for children's health care activities. A cross-sectional study was performed with simple random…”
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Asthma and allergic rhinitis co-morbidity: a cross-sectional questionnaire study on adolescents aged 13-14 years
Published in Primary care respiratory journal (01-12-2008)“…There is scarce epidemiological population-based data on the prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis (AR) co-morbidity in adolescents. The aim was to verify…”
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Adolescência e manejo da asma: a perspectiva dos assistidos na atenção primária à saúde
Published in Revista Paulista de Pediatria (01-09-2014)“…Conhecer a influência das características da fase da adolescência no manejo da asma. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo de abordagem qualitativa realizado no…”
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Trancamentos de Matrícula no Curso de Medicina da UFMG: Sintomas de Sofrimento Psíquico
Published in Revista brasileira de educação médica (01-12-2016)“…RESUMO O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar o sofrimento psíquico apresentado nas justificativas dos trancamentos semestrais de matrícula informados pelos…”
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Manual de avaliação da aprendizagem no curso de graduação em Medicina
Published in Revista Docência do Ensino Superior (30-04-2015)“…1. Apresentação2. Concepção de avaliação no curso de Medicina3. Bases orientadoras da avaliação no curso de Medicina4. Instrumentos e procedimentos de…”
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From lip to lab: salty tasting skin is the main clue that raises clinical suspicion of cystic fibrosis in young infants
Published in Acta Paediatrica (01-05-2015)“…Aim This study developed a clinical decision rule (CDR) to rule in or rule out cystic fibrosis (CF) in the first weeks of life. Methods We combined a two‐step…”
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