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Why do men have worse COVID-19-related outcomes? A systematic review and meta-analysis with sex adjusted for age
(2022) [Journal article]We aimed to study the mechanism behind worse coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) outcomes in men and whether the differences between sexes regarding mortality as well as disease severity are influenced by sex hormones. To ... -
Why do some countries do better or worse in life expectancy relative to income? : an analysis of Brazil, Ethiopia, and the United States of America
(2020) [Journal article]Background: While in general a country’s life expectancy increases with national income, some countries “punch above their weight”, while some “punch below their weight” – achieving higher or lower life expectancy than ... -
Widespread cutaneous lesions due to Sprothrix schenckii in a patient under a long ter steroids therapy
(1999) [Journal article]É relatado caso de esporotricose em mulher apresentando 63 lesões cutâneas distribuídas pelo tegumento. A paciente tinha imunidade humoral (Imunoglobulinas) e celular (Subpopulações linfocitárias) dentro dos limites da ... -
Winning eleven / pro evolution soccer : representações de atletas de futebol masculino nos jogos digitais
(2010) [Journal article]Os jogos digitais são fenômenos de criação, globalizados, que portam uma linguagem cultural carregada de expressão simbólica. Já o futebol é uma manifestação sociocultural que opera através da criação e circulação de ... -
Women's preferences regarding the use of chaperones during proctological examinations conducted by male physicians : a randomised clinical trial
(2025) [Journal article]Purpose: The presence of chaperones during intimate physical examinations is a matter of ongoing debate. While most guidelines recommend the use of chaperones in all cases, there are no clinical trials specifically ... -
Women’s primary care nursing in situations of gender violence
(2015) [Journal article]Objective. Identify the actions conducted by primary health care nurses for women in situations of domestic violence. Methodology. Exploratory-descriptive study with a qualitative approach. Participants were 17 nurses who ... -
Women’s satisfaction with breastfeeding and risk of exclusive breastfeeding interruption
(2023) [Journal article]This prospective cohort study was conducted to evaluate the association between women’s satisfaction with breastfeeding at 1 month post-partum and the risk of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) interruption before 6 months. 287 ... -
Women with primary ovarian insufficiency have lower bone mineral density
(2011) [Journal article]The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence of osteoporosis in a sample of 32 patients with spontaneous primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) in comparison to reference groups of 25 pre- and 55 postmenopausal ... -
Work capacity, sociodemographic and work characteristics of nurses at university hospital
(2012) [Journal article]O estudo transversal avaliou a capacidade para o trabalho de 195 enfermeiros de um hospital universitário, a partir do cálculo amostral com IC de 95%. Os dados foram coletados por meio do instrumento Índice de Capacidade ... -
Work Environment Evaluation Instrument (WEEI) : development, validation, and association with burnout
(2020) [Journal article]Introduction: Physician burnout is considered an epidemic. In 2019, 44% of U.S. physicians reported feeling burned out. The work environment is a central risk factor for this. The aim of this study is to develop and test ... -
Working from home, work-time control and mental health : results from the Brazilian longitudinal study of adult health (ELSA-Brasil)
(2022) [Journal article]This cross-sectional study investigated the association between work-time control (WTC), independently and in combination with hours worked (HW), and four mental health outcomes among 2,318 participants of the Longitudinal ... -
Working with the World Psychiatric Association to promote dissemination of mental health research worldwide
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Work objective in emergency wards : professionals' conceptions
(2009) [Journal article]Trata-se de estudo qualitativo, do tipo estudo de caso, que teve como objetivo analisar as concepções dos profissionais da equipe de saúde acerca da finalidade do trabalho em uma unidade de atendimento às urgências e ... -
Work routines moderate the association between eveningness and poor psychological well-being
(2018) [Journal article]Well-being is a useful screening method for the detection of mood disorders. Evidence associating psychological well-being with sleep-wake patterns exists, as well as associations with sleep-wake patterns, work-related ... -
Work under urgency and emergency and its relation with the health of nursing professionals
(2008) [Journal article]O estudo objetivou compreender o trabalho em urgência e emergência na sua relação com a saúde das profissionais de enfermagem, atuantes em um serviço público de pronto-socorro. Trata-se de estudo de caso, qualitativo ... -
World Health Organization priority antimicrobial resistance in Enterobacterales, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecium healthcare-associated bloodstream infections in Brazil (ASCENSION) : a prospective, multicentre, observational study
(2025) [Journal article]Background Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE), Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) ... -
Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016 : a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128.9 million children, adolescents, and adults
(2017) [Journal article]Background Underweight, overweight, and obesity in childhood and adolescence are associated with adverse health consequences throughout the life-course. Our aim was to estimate worldwide trends in mean body-mass index (BMI) ... -
Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019 : a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants
(2021) [Journal article]Background Hypertension can be detected at the primary health-care level and low-cost treatments can effectively control hypertension. We aimed to measure the prevalence of hypertension and progress in its detection, ... -
Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022 : a pooled analysis of 3663 populationrepresentative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults
(2024) [Journal article]Background Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from ... -
Wound healing and pain evaluation following diode laser surgery vs. conventional scalpel surgery in the surgical treatment of oral leukoplakia : a randomized controlled trial
(2025) [Journal article]Objectives: This study aimed to compare patient-reported pain scores and clinician-assessed healing outcomes following the treatment of oral leukoplakia (OL) with a diode laser vs. a conventional scalpel. Methods: A ...
