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Prevention of Asbestos-Related Disease in Countries Currently Using Asbestos by Marsili, Daniela, Terracini, Benedetto, Santana, Vilma S, Ramos-Bonilla, Juan Pablo, Pasetto, Roberto, Mazzeo, Agata, Loomis, Dana, Comba, Pietro, Algranti, Eduardo

“…More than 40 years of evaluation have consistently confirmed the carcinogenicity of asbestos in all of its forms. This notwithstanding, according to recent…”
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Prevention of Asbestos Exposure in Latin America within a Global Public Health Perspective by Algranti, Eduardo, Ramos-Bonilla, Juan Pablo, Terracini, Benedetto, Santana, Vilma S, Comba, Pietro, Pasetto, Roberto, Mazzeo, Agata, Cavariani, Fulvio, Trotta, Andrés, Marsili, Daniela

“…Asbestos consumption in Latin America (LA) amounts to 10% of yearly global production. Little is known about the impact of asbestos exposure in the region. To…”
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Analysis of Mortality from Asbestos-Related Diseases in Brazil Using Multiple Health Information Systems, 1996–2017 by Algranti, Eduardo, Santana, Vilma S., Campos, Felipe, Salvi, Leonardo, Saito, Cézar A., Cavalcante, Franciana, Correa-Filho, Heleno R.

“…In Brazil, asbestos was intensively used from the 1960s until its ban in 2017. Mesothelioma, asbestosis, and pleural plaques are typical asbestos-related…”
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Workers' Health Referral Centers and reporting of work-related injuries in Brazil by Galdino, Adriana, Santana, Vilma Sousa, Ferrite, Silvia

“…This study examines the contribution of Workers' Health Referral Centers (CEREST) to the reporting of severe work-related injuries and those involving exposure…”
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Recovering missing mesothelioma deaths in death certificates using hospital records by Santana, Vilma S., Algranti, Eduardo, Campos, Felipe, Cavalcante, Franciana, Salvi, Leonardo, Santos, Simone A., Inamine, Rosemeire N., Souza, William, Consonni, Dario

“…Background In Brazil, underreporting of mesothelioma and cancer of the pleura (MCP) is suspected to be high. Records from death certificates (SIM) and hospital…”
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Interaction between noise and cigarette smoking for the outcome of hearing loss among women: A population-based study by Ferrite, Silvia, Santana, Vilma S., Marshall, Stephen W.

“…Background We investigated the interaction between exposure to noise and smoking in relation to prevalence of hearing loss among women. Methods A sample of…”
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Occupation and maternal mortality in Brazil by Feitosa-Assis, Ana Isabela, Santana, Vilma Sousa

“…OBJECTIVE: To estimate maternal mortality ratio according to occupation in Brazil. METHODS: This is a mortality study conducted with national data from the…”
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Validity of self-reported hearing loss in adults: performance of three single questions by Ferrite, Silvia, Santana, Vilma Sousa, Marshall, Stephen William

“…To estimate the validity of three single questions used to assess self-reported hearing loss as compared to pure-tone audiometry in an adult population. A…”
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P072Esophageal and stomach cancer mortality and the agricultural work in brazil by de Almeida Almeida, Milena Maria Cordeiro, Santana, Vilma Sousa Santana

“…IntroductionThe work in agriculture has been associated with higher incidence and mortality for esophageal and stomach cancer compared to work in other…”
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The scientific knowledge on child labor in Latin America by Santana, Vilma Sousa, Kiss, Ligia, Andermann, Anne

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Occupational cancer burden in developing countries and the problem of informal workers by Santana, Vilma Sousa, Ribeiro, Fatima Sueli Neto

“…Most workplaces in developing countries are "informal", i.e. they are not regularly surveyed/inspected and laws for workers' protection are not implemented…”
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Workdays lost due to occupational injuries among young workers in Brazil by Santana, Vilma S., Villaveces, Andrés, Bangdiwala, Shrikant I., Runyan, Carol W., Albuquerque-Oliveira, Paulo Rogério

“…Background The severity of non‐fatal work‐related injuries has seldom been examined among young workers. We estimated the extent and distribution of workdays…”
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Quality of the record of data on fatal workplace injuries in Brazil by Galdino, Adriana, Santana, Vilma Sousa, Ferrite, Silvia

“…To evaluate the quality of the data on fatal workplace injuries in Brazil, in the Mortality Information System (SIM) and the Information System of Notifiable…”
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Analysis of Mortality from Asbestos-Related Diseases in Brazil Using Multiple Health Information Systems, 1996-2017 by Algranti, Eduardo, Santana, Vilma S, Campos, Felipe, Salvi, Leonardo, Saito, Cezar A, Cavalcante, Franciana, Correa-Filho, Heleno R

“…Background: In Brazil, asbestos was intensively used from the 1960s until its ban in 2017. Mesothelioma, asbestosis, and pleural plaques are typical…”
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Direitos humanos (e) fundamentais: a influência do direito internacional dos direitos humanos na ordem constitucional by Munhoz, André Ricardo Antonovicz, Munhoz, Ana Vilma Santana, Munhoz, Larissa Gabrieli dos Santos

“…Numa análise retrospectiva verifica-se desde tempos remotos ter havido acentuado desrespeito à condição humana. Paulatinamente foram sendo reconhecidos…”
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Pollution in the Americas: a leading cause of disease burden and an opportunity for cancer prevention by Samet, Jonathan M, Fontham, Elizabeth, Alpirez-Guardao, Martin, Sousa-Santana, Vilma

“…Environmental and occupational agents are causes of cancer and disease worldwide while their control and the reduction of the associated disease burden remains…”
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Gender and other factors associated with the use of hearing protection devices at work by Meira, Tatiane Costa, Santana, Vilma Sousa, Ferrite, Silvia

“…To analyze whether sociodemographic, occupational, and health-related data are associated with the use of hearing protection devices at work, according to…”
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Incidence of severe work-related injuries among young adult workers in Brazil: analysis of compensation data by Sousa Santana, Vilma, Villaveces, Andrés, Bangdwala, Shrikant L, Runyan, Carol W, Albuquerque Oliveira, Paulo Rogerio

“…To obtain national estimates of the annual cumulative incidence and incidence density of severe non-fatal injuries using compensation benefits data from the…”
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Health Care Costs and the Socioeconomic Consequences of Work Injuries in Brazil: A Longitudinal Study by SANTANA, Vilma Sousa, Luis Eugênio Portela FERNANDES DE SOUZA, Isabela Cardoso de Matos PINTO

“…Work injuries are a worldwide public health problem but little is known about their socioeconomic impact. This prospective longitudinal study estimates the…”
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Mortalidad por mesotelioma en Argentina, 1980-2013 by Trotta, Andrés, Santana, Vilma Sousa, Alazraqui, Marcio

“…Se estimó la tasa de mortalidad por mesotelioma y su distribución sociodemográfica y temporal en Argentina para el período 1980-2013 con datos del Sistema de…”
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