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Risk factors for invasive carcinoma of the uterine cervix in Latin America
(1990)Risk factor for invasive carcinoma of the uterine cervix in Latin America -
Epidemiologic identification of infants with low birth weight in urban areas of Latin America:: II A simplified risk score for early prenatal
(1991)A simple, empirically derived instrument is needed in developing countries to identify mothers at risk of delivering low birth weight (LBW) infants, in order to help reduce the incidence of LBW deliveries and provide mothers ... -
Maternal risk factor for low birth weight and intrauterine growth retardation in a Guatemalan population
(1991)Hospital data on 306 mother-infant pairs in Cobán, Guatemala, were studied to assess factors responsible for low infant birth weights involving the two general kinds of intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), these being ... -
Socioeconomic distribution of noncommunicable disease risk factors in urban Brazil: The case of Porto Alegre
(1993)The study reported here sought to assess the degree to which the prevalences of five risk factors for noncommunicable diseases- hypertension, smoking, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, and excessive alcohol consumption- varied ... -
Risk factor analysis of peri-neonatal mortality in rural Guatemala
(1994)Peri-neonatal mortality is a serious health problem in Guatemala, especially in rural areas where most deliveries occur at home and are overseen by traditional birth attendants (TBAs) who function in the role of midwives. ... -
Monitoring child development in the IMCI Context
(Washington, D.C, PAHO, 2005)[Preface]. If child survival is one of the most important unfinished challenges bequeathed to us by the twentieth century, then guaranteeing healthy growth and development for all children, a goal that is already being ... -
Remarks by the National Coordinator and Special Envoy to the Americas, V Summit of the Americas, Ambassador Luis Alberto Rodríguez
(Washington, D.C, PAHO, 2007)"I am extremely pleased to be part of the proceedings to inaugurate the 27th Pan American Sanitary Conference under the auspices of the Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO). The work undertaken in the context of ... -
The Central America Diabetes Initiative (CAMDI): Survey of Diabetes, Hypertension and Chronic Disease Risk Factors, Belize
(Belize City, PAHO, 2009)[Executive Summary]. There is some evidence that non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and hypertension are increasingly becoming major public health concerns in Belize, in particular as reflected in the country’s ... -
The U.S.–Mexico Border Diabetes Prevention and Control Project: prevalence study of type 2 diabetes and its risk factors
(El Paso, Tx, PAHO, 2010)This is a report of the results of the Diabetes Prevalence Study, Phase I, of the U.S.–Mexico Border Diabetes Prevention and Control Project, a unique study that considered the border area of the United States and Mexico ... -
Recommendations for Estimating the Need for Blood and Blood Components
(Washington, D.C, PAHO, 2010)This document seeks to support the planning of activities by the blood programs and services in the Region of the Americas that supply blood to hospitals. Its contents are based on the premise that, to perform their ... -
Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases
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Methodology for the evaluation of missed opportunities for vaccination
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2013)Vaccination is an everyday activity in public health, and is understood as a dynamic system in which supply and demand are interrelated and in which the satisfaction of a population with identified needs depends on the ... -
Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors in the Americas: Considerations on the Strengthening of Regulatory Capacity. REGULA Technical Reference Document
(Washington, D.C, PAHO, 2015)[Executive Summary]. This document, prepared under the the Organization’s innovative initiative “Strengthening Regulatory Capacity in the Region of the Americas for NCD Risk Factors” (REGULA), provides an overview of the ... -
Prevalencia de factores de riesgo cardiovascular en una población adulta ambulatoria urbana: estudio AsuRiesgo, Paraguay
(2015)Objetivo. Las enfermedades cardiovasculares son la principal causa de mortalidad en el mundo. Aunque la mayoría son prevenibles, su prevalencia sigue aumentando. El objetivo de este estudio fue estimar la prevalencia de ... -
Total adult cardiovascular risk in Central America
(2015-12)Objective. To evaluate prevalence of cardiovascular risk among adults 40 years and older using population-based samples from six Central American countries. Methods. Risk factors were derived from a multi-national ... -
Opening Remarks by Mr. Ferdinando Regalia, Social Protection and Health Division Chief, Inter-American DevelopJment Bank
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Report on Tobacco Control for the Region of the Americas. WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: 10 Years Later
(Washington, D.C, PAHO, 2016-05)[Preface]. Tobacco is the only legal consumer product that kills up to half of those who use it as intended by the manufacturer. Worldwide, it kills one person every six seconds. Tobacco use is a risk factor for six of ... -
Economic Dimensions of Non-Communicable Disease in Latin America and the Caribbean. Disease Control Priorities. 3. ed. Companion Volume
(Washington, D.C, PAHO, 2016-06)[Foreword]. Economic Dimensions of Noncommunicable Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean is a companion volume to Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (DCP3). This volume explores the relationship between and ...
