Search Results - "Revista panamericana de salud pública"

Clinical trials on drug repositioning for COVID-19 treatment by Rosa, Sandro G Viveiros, Santos, Wilson C

“…The World Health Organization (WHO) was informed on December 2019 about a coronavirus pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei province (China). Subsequently, on…”
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Ferritin levels and COVID-19 by Vargas-Vargas, Manuel, Cortés-Rojo, Christian

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SPIRIT 2013 Statement: defining standard protocol items for clinical trials by Chan, An-Wen, Tetzlaff, Jennifer M, Altman, Douglas G, Laupacis, Andreas, Gøtzsche, Peter C, Krle A-Jerić, Karmela, Hrobjartsson, Asbjørn, Mann, Howard, Dickersin, Kay, Berlin, Jesse A, Dore, Caroline J, Parulekar, Wendy R, Summerskill, William S M, Groves, Trish, Schulz, Kenneth F, Sox, Harold C, Rockhold, Frank W, Rennie, Drummond, Moher, David

“…The protocol of a clinical trial serves as the foundation for study planning, conduct, reporting, and appraisal. However, trial protocols and existing protocol…”
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Intimate partner violence in the Americas: a systematic review and reanalysis of national prevalence estimates by Bott, Sarah, Guedes, Alessandra, Ruiz-Celis, Ana P, Mendoza, Jennifer Adams

“…To describe what is known about the national prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) against women in the Americas across countries and over time,…”
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Mental health in the Americas: an overview of the treatment gap by Kohn, Robert, Ali, Ali Ahsan, Puac-Polanco, Victor, Figueroa, Chantal, López-Soto, Victor, Morgan, Kristen, Saldivia, Sandra, Vicente, Benjamín

“…To understand the mental health treatment gap in the Region of the Americas by examining the prevalence of mental health disorders, use of mental health…”
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Coping with being cooped up: Social distancing during COVID-19 among 60+ in the United States by Emerson, Kerstin Gerst

“…This study examined the impact of sheltering in place and social distancing among adults aged 60 and older during the 2020 outbreak of COVID-19 in the United…”
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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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COVID-19 and newborn health: systematic review by Duran, Pablo, Berman, Stephen, Niermeyer, Susan, Jaenisch, Thomas, Forster, Thais, Gomez Ponce de Leon, Rodolfo, De Mucio, Bremen, Serruya, Suzanne

“…To describe perinatal and neonatal outcomes in newborns exposed to SARS-CoV-2. A systematic review was conducted by searching PubMed Central, LILACS, and…”
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A systematic literature review of leptospirosis outbreaks worldwide, 1970-2012 by Munoz-Zanzi, Claudia, Groene, Emily, Morawski, Bozena M, Bonner, Kimberly, Costa, Federico, Bertherat, Eric, Schneider, Maria Cristina

“…This review describes the geographic and temporal distribution of, detection methods for, and other epidemiological features of published leptospirosis…”
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Theoretical and practical challenges of proportionate universalism: a review by Francis-Oliviero, Florence, Cambon, Linda, Wittwer, Jérôme, Marmot, Michael, Alla, François

“…In 2010, the principle of proportionate universalism (PU) has been proposed as a solution to reduce health inequalities. It had a great resonance but does not…”
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To breastfeed or not to breastfeed? Lack of evidence on the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in breastmilk of pregnant women with COVID-19 by Martins-Filho, Paulo Ricardo, Santos, Victor Santana, Santos, Jr, Hudson P

“…A rapid systematic review was carried out to evaluate the current evidence related to the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in breast milk from pregnant women with…”
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Infodemics and infodemiology: a short history, a long future by Zielinski, Chris

“…An "infodemic" is defined as "an overabundance of information - some accurate and some not - occurring during an epidemic". This paper describes the…”
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Mayaro virus in Latin America and the Caribbean by Ganjian, Niloofar, Riviere-Cinnamond, Ana

“…To assess the distribution of Mayaro virus (MAYV) in Latin America and the Caribbean and evaluate existing country-level MAYV surveillance mechanisms. Research…”
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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 IgM and IgG antibodies in an asymptomatic population in Sergipe, Brazil by Borges, Lysandro Pinto, Martins, Aline Fagundes, de Melo, Mônica Santos, de Oliveira, Makson Gleydson Brito, Neto, José Melquiades de Rezende, Dósea, Marcos Barbosa, Cabral, Bruna Cecília Maia, Menezes, Rafael Fontes, Santos, Aryanne Araujo, Matos, Igor Leonardo Santos, Borges, Pamela Chaves, Dos Santos, Kezia Alves, Ribeiro, Anderson Alves, Menendez, Andres Ignacio Martinez, Serafini, Mairim Russo, Walker, Cristiani Banderó, Quintans Junior, Lucindo José, Araújo, Adriano Antunes de Souza, de Souza, Daniela Raguer Valadão

“…To estimate the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in an asymptomatic population in the state of Sergipe, Brazil.
. This cross-sectional study with stratified…”
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Dengue, chikungunya, and Zika virus infections in Latin America and the Caribbean: a systematic review by Santos, Letícia L M, de Aquino, Erika Carvalho, Fernandes, Suleimy Marinho, Ternes, Yves Mauro F, Feres, Valéria C de R

“…To characterize the distribution profile of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika virus infections in Latin America and the Caribbean and to identify possible factors…”
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From environment to clinic: the role of pesticides in antimicrobial resistance by Malagón-Rojas, Jeadran N, Parra Barrera, Eliana L, Lagos, Luisa

“…Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in pathogens has been associated mainly with excessive use of antibiotics. Most studies of resistance have focused on clinical…”
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HEARTS in the Americas: innovations for improving hypertension and cardiovascular disease risk management in primary care by Ordunez, Pedro, Campbell, Norm R.C., Giraldo Arcila, Gloria P., Angell, Sonia Y., Lombardi, Cintia, Brettler, Jeffrey W., Rodriguez Morales, Yenny A., Connell, Kenneth L., Gamarra, Angelo, DiPette, Donald J., Rosende, Andres, Jaffe, Marc G., Rodriguez, Libardo, Piñeiro, Daniel J., Martinez, Ramon, Sharman, James E.

“…Global Hearts is the flagship initiative of the World Health Organization to reduce the burden of cardiovascular diseases, the leading cause of death and…”
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Alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean by Garcia-Cerde, Rodrigo, Valente, Juliana Y, Sohi, Ivneet, Falade, Rachael, Sanchez, Zila M, Monteiro, Maristela G

“…To assess the association between drinking behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine, anxiety symptoms, and sociodemographic characteristics in…”
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Incidence of penile cancer worldwide: systematic review and meta-analysis by Montes Cardona, Carlos Eduardo, García-Perdomo, Herney Andrés

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Epidemic trends, public health response and health system capacity: the Chilean experience in four months of the COVID-19 pandemic by Canals, Mauricio, Cuadrado, Cristóbal, Canals, Andrea, Yohannessen, Karla, Lefio, Luis A, Bertoglia, Maria P, Eguiguren, Pamela, Siches, Izkia, Iglesias, Verónica, Arteaga, Oscar

“…To report the surveillance of COVID-19 pandemic in Chile and analyse the response to public health interventions implemented from 3 March to 30 June 2020 and…”
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