Search Results - "Werneck, GL"

Abundance, survival, recruitment and effectiveness of sterilization of free-roaming dogs: A capture and recapture study in Brazil by Belo, Vinícius Silva, Struchiner, Claudio José, Werneck, Guilherme Loureiro, Teixeira Neto, Rafael Gonçalves, Tonelli, Gabriel Barbosa, de Carvalho Júnior, Clóvis Gomes, Ribeiro, Renata Aparecida Nascimento, da Silva, Eduardo Sérgio

“…The existence of free-roaming dogs raises important issues in animal welfare and in public health. A proper understanding of these animals' ecology is useful…”
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Direct and indirect exposure to violence and psychological distress among civil servants in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a prospective cohort study by Lopes, Claudia S, Moraes, Claudia L, Junger, Washington L, Werneck, Guilherme L, Ponce de Leon, Antonio C, Faerstein, Eduardo

“…Important social and economic changes accompanying the recent fast rate of urbanization have been considered a major factor in triggering and sustaining urban…”
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Short version of the "job stress scale": a Portuguese-language adaptation by Alves, Márcia Guimarães de Mello, Chor, Dóra, Faerstein, Eduardo, Lopes, Claudia de S, Werneck, Guilherme Loureiro

“…To describe the adaptation to Portuguese of the short version of the "job stress scale", originally in English. We evaluate six aspects of equivalence between…”
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Gender differences in social support and leisure-time physical activity by Oliveira, Aldair J, Lopes, Claudia S, Rostila, Mikael, Werneck, Guilherme Loureiro, Griep, Rosane Härter, Leon, Antônio Carlos Monteiro Ponce de, Faerstein, Eduardo

“…To identify gender differences in social support dimensions' effect on adults' leisure-time physical activity maintenance, type, and time. Longitudinal study…”
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Inequality and leprosy in Northeast Brazil: an ecological study by Kerr-Pontes, Ligia Regina Sansigolo, Montenegro, Ana Cláudia Dorta, Barreto, Maurício Lima, Werneck, Guilherme Loureiro, Feldmeier, Hermann

“…Background Leprosy is an important public health problem in many developing countries and many features of its determinants are still obscure. Methods To…”
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Social support and leisure-time physical activity: longitudinal evidence from the Brazilian Pró-Saúde cohort study by Oliveira, Aldair J, Lopes, Claudia S, de Leon, Antônio C Ponce, Rostila, Mikael, Griep, Rosane H, Werneck, Guilherme L, Faerstein, Eduardo

“…Although social support has been observed to exert a beneficial influence on leisure-time physical activity (LTPA), multidimensional approaches examining…”
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Assessment of agreement of a quantitative variable: a new graphical approach by Luiz, Ronir Raggio, Costa, Antonio José Leal, Kale, Pauline Lorena, Werneck, Guilherme L

“…In clinical or epidemiologic research, the measurement of variables always implies some degree of error. Because it is impossible to control the various…”
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Predicting smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis with classification trees and logistic regression: a cross-sectional study by Mello, Fernanda Carvalho de Queiroz, Bastos, Luiz Gustavo do Valle, Soares, Sérgio Luiz Machado, Rezende, Valéria M C, Conde, Marcus Barreto, Chaisson, Richard E, Kritski, Afrânio Lineu, Ruffino-Netto, Antonio, Werneck, Guilherme Loureiro

“…Smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis (SNPT) accounts for 30% of pulmonary tuberculosis cases reported yearly in Brazil. This study aimed to develop a…”
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The Urban Spread of Visceral Leishmaniasis: Clues from Spatial Analysis by Werneck, Guilherme L., Carlos H. N. Costa, Walker, Alexander M., David, John R., Wand, Matthew, Maguire, James H.

“…Background. The pattern of spread of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazilian cities is poorly understood. Methods. We used geographic information systems and…”
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Age-period-cohort analysis of suicide rates in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1979-1998 by RODRIGUES, Nadia C. P, WERNECK, Guilherme L

“…Recent studies in Brazil have demonstrated that suicide rates have been rising over the last years. The objective of this study was to investigate trends in…”
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Prognostic factors for death from visceral leishmaniasis in Teresina, Brazil by WERNECK, G. L, BATISTA, M. S. A, GOMES, J. R. B, COSTA, D. L, COSTA, C. H. N

“…A possible strategy to reduce fatality rates of visceral leishmaniasis is to identify prognostic factors that can be easily assessed and used as an aid to…”
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Spatial Analysis of the Distribution of Leprosy in the State of Ceará, Northeast Brazil by Montenegro, Ana Cláudia Dorta, Werneck, Guilherme Loureiro, Kerr-Pontes, Ligia Regina Sansigolo, Barreto, Maurício Lima, Feldmeier, Hermann

“…The aim of this study was to describe spatial patterns of the distribution of leprosy and to investigate spatial clustering of incidence rates in the state of…”
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Family socio-economic background modified secular trends in age at menarche: evidence from the Pró-Saúde Study (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) by Junqueira Do Lago, M., Faerstein, E., De Souza Lopes, C., Werneck, G. L.

“…Background : Since age at menarche has been associated with socio-economic status, its downward secular trend might vary according to the different…”
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The burden of Leishmania chagasi infection during an urban outbreak of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil by Werneck, G.L, Rodrigues, L, Santos, M.V, Araújo, I.B, Moura, L.S, Lima, S.S, Gomes, R.B.B, Maguire, J.H, Costa, C.H.N

“…First noted in the city of Teresina in 1981, the last decades have witnessed a remarkable increase in urban transmission of American visceral leishmaniasis…”
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The epidemiology of hepatitis A in Rio de Janeiro: environmental and domestic risk factors by ALMEIDA, L. M., WERNECK, G. L., CAIRNCROSS, S., COELI, C. M., COSTA, M. C. E., COLETTY, P. E.

“…A serological study of hepatitis A was carried out in low-income areas scheduled for a major sanitation programme in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Blood spots were…”
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Paediatric burns and associated risk factors in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Werneck, G.L., Reichenheim, M.E.

“…This is a case-control study conducted at two major public units for paediatric burn injuries in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cases ( n = 94) were 0–11-year-old…”
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Estudos de agregados de doenças no espaço-tempo: conceitos, técnicas e desafios by Werneck, GL, Struchiner, CJ

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Studies on space-time disease clusters: concepts, techniques, and challenges by Werneck, GL, Struchiner, CJ

“…Methods for the analysis of space-time clusters have been used frequently in epidemiology and public health in recent decades. However, they have generally…”
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Classification trees and logistic regression applied to prognostic studies : A comparison using meningococcal disease as an example by WERNECK, G. L, DE CARVALHO, D. M, BARROSO, D. E, COOK, E. F, WALKER, A. M

“…The authors used logistic regression and classification trees to develop prediction models for fatal outcomes in meningococcal disease in a cohort of 829…”
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Brief report. Classification trees and logistic regression applied to prognostic studies: a comparison using meningococcal disease as an example by Werneck, GL, de Carvalho, DM, Barroso, DE, Cook, EF, Walker, SM

“…The authors used logistic regression and classification trees to develop prediction models for fatal outcomes in meningococcal disease in a cohort of 829…”
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