The present study evaluated the possible alcohol dependence and related problems among adolescents and determined possible associations with socioeconomic factors and gender. A cross-sectional study was conducted with a representative sample of 936 a...
This study analyzed the prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated to the isolated and combined presence of elevated anthropometric indicators among children. A cross-sectional study was performed with 2,035 children (aged 6-11 years, 50.1% o...
This research aims to study the interrelationships between the prevention of breast cancer and the factors, socioeconomic, demographic, behavioral, regional and of health in determining the temporal frequency of the search for prevention by performin...
Objective: Analyze the temporal trends of cervical cancer mortality in Brazil and calculate the projection of mortality until the year 2030. Methodology: Deaths occurred within the period 1996-2010 were analyzed (Mortality Information System). Mortal...
Objective: To systematically review the literature on studies that evaluated the level of knowledge in nutrition of adult individuals with emphasis on methodological aspects and content. Methods: Search was performed of articles in the databases Medl...
This study had as aim to identify longitudinal studies evaluating the relationship between social mobility and mental disorders in adults. An electronic literature review was performed using the PUBMED/MEDLINE and PsycINFO databases. The bibliographi...
Risk factors involved in the etiology of prostate cancer are little known. The objective of this study was to explore correlations among variables related to agricultural production, use of health services, food consumption and socio-demographic char...
The objective of this study was to review the literature about the relationship between eating disorders and social skills in adolescents. Searches were conducted in the Medline, SciELO and LILACS databases, crossing the key words "eating disord...
