In Brazil hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus are responsible for 60 % of cases of end-stage renal disease on renal replacement therapy. In United States studies have identified familial aggregation of chronic kidney disease, predominantly in A...
Within the Virtual Library of Health (VLH) specialized areas, the Disaster data shows its relevance for the health sector considerations. The purpose of this article is to identify the profiles of tech-scientific publications on Disaster data. From s...
Pay-for-performance (P4P) has been widely used aiming to improve health outcomes and in Brazil it is the basis of the National Programme for Improving Access and Quality (PMAQ). We revised the literature published between 1998 and January 2013 that e...
In 2050, at Brazil the amount of people living in urban areas will be over 200 million and 29% of Brazilian population will be composed of elder. Oldest old are those with 80 or more years old. Young elder are those aged between 60 and 79 years. The ...
Pereira, P. Paulo Gomes. POG. De corpos e travessias: uma antropologia de corpos e afetos. Wilza Vieira Villela Universidade Federal de São Paulo
The occurrence of disasters is often related to unpredictable natural processes. However, analysis of large data bases may highlight seasonal and long-term trends, as well as some spatial patterns where risks are concentrated. This paper describes th...
Each year millions of people are affected by natural and manmade disasters around the world. More than 2.5 million people have found themselves homeless, economically impacted, or injured because of these disasters. Indeed, disasters would not be &ls...
This work presents and analyzes the main databases about mortality due to disasters in Brazil. The comparison among the main databases shows that there is no data reliable and sufficient to understand the complexity of disasters in the country. With ...
