The article aims to evaluate the reliabilities, the internal consistency and the agreement of the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), a quality of life (QL) instrument with individuals after stroke. This coss-sectional study was carried out in the commu...
Introduction: Breastfeeding prevalence has increasing in the last two decades in Brazil, as result of breastfeeding policies. Objective: To analyze the correlation between the increase in the prevalence of breastfeeding and the hospitalization taxe...
This study is based on an adaptation of the Strategic Démarche Approach applied to the Evandro Chagas Institute of Clinical Research (IPEC) in Brazil, from April to July 2009. The results are related to the experience of the Leishmaniasis Labo...
The present paper had the purpose of verifying the conceptions of hypertensive people in relation to the risk factors and their experiences with higher blood pressure in a Reference Center in Cardiovascular Diseases, in the city of Salvador. Intervi...
In the last few years, bibliometric studies have proliferated, seeking to provide data on the situation of world research. This study analyzes the profile of the Brazilian output in the influenza A (H1N1) field during 2009-2011. The search was conduc...
Methylphenidate is frequently associated to Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, this psychostimulant has been merchandized since the 1950s in Switzerland, Germany and USA. After its association with ADHD Ritalin has become the w...
Introduction This study presents a review of the literature published between 1979 and 2010 on health and working conditions in tobacco cultivation, with particular emphasis on the Brazilian context. Method A review of computerized databases (PubMed,...
A quantitative , descriptive study aimed to identify the social and demographic characteristics of women in a big city in Brazil, as well as their reproductive and social protection conditions. The target population consisted of women with the last o...
