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Medicine access and utilization in a population covered by primary health care in Brazil

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Bertoldi AD, de Barros AJ, Wagner A, Ross-Degnan D, Hallal PC. Medicine access and utilization in a population covered by primary health care in Brazil. Health Policy. 2009;89(3):295-302. PDF

Adam T, Edwards SJ, Amorim DG, Amaral J, Victora CG, Evans DB. Cost implications of improving the quality of child care using integrated clinical algorithms: Evidence from Northeast Brazil. Health Policy2009;89(1):97-106. PDF

A descriptive review of the methodologies used in household surveys on medicine utilization

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Bertoldi AD, Barros AJ, Wagner A, Ross-Degnan D, Hallal PC. A descriptive review of the methodologies used in household surveys on medicine utilization. BMC Health Serv Res 2008; 8:222. PDF

Aumento da prematuridade no Brasil: revisão de estudos de base populacional

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Silveira MF, Santos IS, Barros AJD, Matijasevich A, Barros FC, Victora CG. Aumento da prematuridade no Brasil: revisão de estudos de base populacional. Rev Saude Publ. 2008; 42:957-64. PDF

Albernaz E, Araujo CL, Tomasi E, Mintem G, Giugliani ER, Matijasevich A, et al. Influence of breastfeeding support on the tendencies of breastfeeding rates in the city of Pelotas, RS, Brazil, from 1982 to 2004. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2008; 84. PDF

Behague D, Gonçalves H, Victora CG. Antropologia e Epidemiologia: aprendendo lições epistemológicas através de um empreendimento colaborativo. Ciênc Saúde Coletiva. 2008; 13:1701-10. PDF

Huicho L, Scherpbier RW, Nkowane AM, Victora CG. How much does quality of child care vary between health workers with differing durations of training? An observational multicountry study. Lancet. 2008; 372:910-6. PDF

Malcon MC, Menezes AMB, Assunção MCF, Neutzling MB, Hallal PC. Agreement between Self-Reported Smoking and Cotinine Concentration in Adolescents: a Validation Study in Brazil. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2008; 43:226-30. PDF

Victora CG, Matijasevich A, Santos IS, Barros AJ, Horta BL, Barros FC. Amamentação e padrões alimentares em três coortes de nascimento no Sul do Brasil: tendências e diferenciais. Cad Saud Publica. 2008; 24:S409-16. PDF

Mortalidade infantil em três coortes de base populacional no Sul do Brasil: tendências e diferenciais

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Santos IS, Menezes AMB, Mota DM, Albenaz EP, Barros AJ, Matijasevich A, et al. Mortalidade infantil em três coortes de base populacional no Sul do Brasil: tendências e diferenciais. Cad Saud Publica. 2008; 24:S451-60. PDF

Mães e suas gestações: uma comparação de três coortes de base populacional no Sul do Brasil

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Santos IS, Barros AJ, Matijasevich A, Tomasi E, Medeiros RS, Domingues MR, et al. Mães e suas gestações: uma comparação de três coortes de base populacional no Sul do Brasil. Cad Saud Publica. 2008; 24:S381-89. PDF

Toothache prevalence and associated factors: a life course study from birth to age 12 yr

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Bastos JL, Araujo CL, Menezes AM, Peres MA, Peres KG. Toothache prevalence and associated factors: a life course study from birth to age 12 yr. European Journal of Oral Sciences 2008.116(5):458-66. PDF

Morris SS, Cogill B, Uauy R. Effective international action against undernutrition: why has it proven so difficult and what can be done to accelerate progress? Lancet. 2008; 371:608-21 PDF

Chrestani MAD, Santos IS, Cesar JA, Winckler LS, Gonçalves TS, Neumann NA. Assistência à gestação e ao parto: resultados de dois estudos transversais em áreas pobres das regiões Norte e Nordeste do Brasil. Cadernos de Saúde Pública. 2008; 24(7):1609-18. PDF

Vieira MFA, Araujo CL, Hallal PC, Madruga SW, Neutzling MB, Matijasevich A, et al. Estado nutricional de escolares de 1ª a 4ª séries do Ensino Fundamental das escolas urbanas da cidade de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Cadernos de Saúde Pública. 2008; 24(7):1667-74. PDF

Perez-Padilla R, Vazquez-Garcia JC, Marquez MN, Menezes AM. Spirometry quality-control strategies in a multinational study of the prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Respir Care. 2008; 53(8):1019-26. PDF

Latin American epidemiology

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Victora CG, Rodrigues LC. Latin American epidemiology. Int J Epidemiol. 2008; 37(4):692-3. PDF

Diaper removal and difficulties in acquiring continence - Authors' reply

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Mota DM, Barros AJ. Diaper removal and difficulties in acquiring continence - Authors' reply. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2008; 84(3):281-2. PDF

El Arifeen S, Baqui AH, Victora CG, Black RE, Bryce J, Hoque DM, et al. Sex and socioeconomic differentials in child health in rural Bangladesh: findings from a baseline survey for evaluating Integrated Management of Childhood Illness. J Health Popul Nutr. 2008; 26(1):22-35. PDF

Wells JC, Hallal PC, Reichert FF, Menezes AMB, Araujo CL, Victora CG. Sleep patterns and television viewing in relation to obesity and blood pressure: evidence from an adolescent Brazilian birth cohort. Int J Obes. 2008; 32:1042. PDF

Los siete pecados capitales de la evaluación de impacto

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Victora CG, Santos IS. Los siete pecados capitales de la evaluación de impacto. Gac Sanit. 2008;22(Supl 1):1-7. PDF

Maternal and child undernutrition: consequences for adult health and human capital.

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Victora CG, Adair L, Fall C, Hallal PC, Martorell R, Richter L, et al. Maternal and child undernutrition: consequences for adult health and human capital. Lancet. 2008;371(9609):340-57. PDF

Siqueira FV, Facchini LA, Piccini RX, Tomasi E, Thumé E, Silveira DS, et al. Physical activity in young adults and the elderly in areas covered by primary health care units in municipalities in the South and Northeast of Brazil. Cad Saude Publ. 2008;24(1):39-54. PDF

Peso ao nascer e síndrome metabólica em adultos: meta-análise

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Silveira VM, Horta BL. Peso ao nascer e síndrome metabólica em adultos: meta-análise. Rev Saude Publ. 2008 Feb;42(1):10-8. PDF

Poverty, skin colour and HIV infection: a case-control study from southern Brazil

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Silveira MF, Santos IS, Victora CG. Poverty, skin colour and HIV infection: a case-control study from southern Brazil. AIDS Care. 2008 Mar;20(3):267-72. PDF

Diferenciais socioeconômicos na realização de exame de urina no pré-natal

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Silveira MF, Barros AJ, Santos IS, Matijasevich A, Victora CG. Diferenciais socioeconômicos na realização de exame de urina no pré-natal. Rev Saude Publ. 2008;42(3):389-95. PDF

Silva CML, Gigante DP, Mintem GC. Premenstrual symptoms and syndrome according to age at menarche in a 1982 birth cohort in Southern Brazil. Cad Saude Publ. 2008;24(4):835-44. PDF

National Immunization Day: a strategy to monitor health and nutrition indicators

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Santos LM, Paes-Sousa R, Silva Junior JB, Victora CG. National Immunization Day: a strategy to monitor health and nutrition indicators. Bull World Health Organ. 2008;86(6):474-79. PDF

Epidemiology of co-sleeping and nighttime waking at 12 months in a birth cohort

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Santos IS, Mota DM, Matijasevich A. Epidemiology of co-sleeping and nighttime waking at 12 months in a birth cohort. J Pediatr. 2008;84(2):114-22. PDF

Santos IS, Matijasevich A, Silveira MF, Sclowitz IKT, Barros AJ, Victora CG, et al. Associated factors and consequences of late preterm births: results from the 2004 Pelotas birth cohort. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2008;22(4):350-9. PDF

Rosa Filho LA, Fassa AG, Paniz VMV. Fatores associados à continuidade interpessoal na atenção à saúde: estudo de base populacional. Cad Saude Publ. 2008;24(4):915-25. PDF

New challenges in studying nutrition-disease interactions in the developing world

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Prentice AM, Gershwin ME, Schaible UE, Keusch GT, Victora CG, Gordon JI. New challenges in studying nutrition-disease interactions in the developing world. J Clin Investigation. 2008. PDF

Peres KG, Barros AJ, Anselmi L, Peres MA, Barros FC. Does malocclusion influence the adolescent's satisfaction with appearance? A cross-sectional study nested in a Brazilian birth cohort. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2008;36(2):137-43. PDF

Acesso a medicamentos de uso contínuo em adultos e idosos nas regiões Sul e Nordeste do Brasil

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Paniz VMV, Fassa AG, Facchini LA, Bertoldi AD, Piccini RX, Tomasi E, et al. Acesso a medicamentos de uso contínuo em adultos e idosos nas regiões Sul e Nordeste do Brasil. Cad Saude Publ. 2008;24(2):267-80. PDF

Noal RB, Menezes AMB, Canani SF, Siqueira FV. Ronco habitual e apnéia obstrutiva observada em adultos: estudo de base populacional, Pelotas, RS. Rev Saude Publ. 2008;42(2):224-33. PDF

Nazmi A, Oliveira IO, Victora CG. Correlates of C-reactive protein levels in young adults: a population-based cohort study of 3827 subjects in Brazil. Braz J Med Biol Res. 2008;41(5):357-67. PDF

Wheezing phenotypes from birth to adolescence: a cohort study in Pelotas, Brazil, 1993-2004

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Muiño A, Menezes AMB, Reichert FF, Duquia RP, Chatkin MN. Wheezing phenotypes from birth to adolescence: a cohort study in Pelotas, Brazil, 1993-2004. J Bras Pneumol. 2008;34(6):347-55. PDF

Mota DM, Barros AJ. Treinamento esfincteriano precoce: prevalência, características materna da criança e fatores associados numa coorte de nascimentos. Rev Bras Saúde Mater Infant. 2008;8(1):103-11. PDF

Mota DM, Barros AJ. Aquisição do controle esfincteriano em uma coorte de nascimentos: situação aos 2 anos de idade. [Toilet training: situation at 2 years of age in a birth cohort]. J Pediatr (Rio J) 2008; 84:455-62. PDF

Montes de Oca M, Tálamo C, Perez-Padilla R, Jardim JRB, Muiño A, Lopez MV, et al. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and body mass index in five Latin America cities: the PLATINO study. Respiratory Medicine. 2008;102(5):642-50. PDF

Menezes AMB, Perez-Padilla R, Hallal PC, Jardim JR, Muiño A, Lopez MV, et al. Worldwide burden of COPD in high- and low-income countries. Part II. Burden of chronic obstructive lung disease in Latin America: the PLATINO study. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2008;12:709-12. PDF

Validation and reliability of visual assessment with a shade guide for tooth-color classification

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Meireles SS, Demarco FF, Santos IS, C. DS, Bona AD. Validation and reliability of visual assessment with a shade guide for tooth-color classification. Oper Dent. 2008 Mar-Apr;33(2):121-6. PDF

Widening ethnic disparities in infant mortality in Southern Brazil: comparison of 3 birth cohorts

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Matijasevich A, Victora CG, Barros AJ, Santos IS, Marco PL, Albernaz EP, et al. Widening ethnic disparities in infant mortality in Southern Brazil: comparison of 3 birth cohorts. Am J Public Health. 2008; 98(4):692-98. PDF

Child survival gains in Tanzania: analysis of data from demographic and health surveys

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Masanja H, de Savigny D, Smithson P, Schellenberg JA, John T, Mbuya C, et al. Child survival gains in Tanzania: analysis of data from demographic and health surveys. Lancet. 2008;371(9620):1276-83. PDF

Multiple ADH genes are associated with upper aerodigestive cancers

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Hashibe M, McKay JD, Curado MP, Oliveira JC, Koifman S, Koifman R, et al. Multiple ADH genes are associated with upper aerodigestive cancers. Nat Genet. 2008;40(6):707-9. PDF

Queimadura solar em jovens: estudo de base populacional no Sul do Brasil

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Haack RL, Horta BL, Cesar JA. Queimadura solar em jovens: estudo de base populacional no Sul do Brasil. Rev Saude Publ. 2008;42(1):26-33. PDF

Gonzalez DA, Victora CG, Gonçalves H. Efeitos das condições climáticas no trimestre de nascimento sobre asma e pneumonia na infância e na vida adulta em uma coorte no Sul do Brasil. Cad Saude Publ. 2008 May;24(5):1089-102. PDF

Gigante DP, Nazmi A, Lima RC, Barros FC, Victora CG. Epidemiology of early and late growth in height, leg and trunk length: findings from a birth cohort of Brazilian males. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2008 Feb 27. PDF

Vacinação contra a hepatite B entre trabalhadores da atenção básica à saúde

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Garcia LP, Facchini LA. Vacinação contra a hepatite B entre trabalhadores da atenção básica à saúde Hepatitis B vaccination among primary health care workers. Cad Saude Publ. 2008;24(5):1130-40. PDF 

Desempenho da solicitação do perfil lipídico entre os setores público e privado

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Duro LN, Assunção MC, Dias da Costa JS, Santos IS. Desempenho da solicitação do perfil lipídico entre os setores público e privado. Rev Saude Publ. 2008;42(1):82-8. PDF

Epidemiologia das pregas cutâneas triciptal e subescapular elevadas em adolescentes

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Duquia RP, Dumith SC, Reichert FF, Madruga S, Duro LN, Menezes AMB, et al. Epidemiologia das pregas cutâneas triciptal e subescapular elevadas em adolescentes. Cad Saude Publ. 2008;24(1):113-21. PDF

Carvalho MF, Lira PI, Romani SA, Santos IS, Veras AAC, Batista Filho M. Acompanhamento do crescimento em crianças menores de um ano: situação nos serviços de saúde em Pernambuco, Brasil. Cad Saude Publ. 2008;24(3):675-85. PDF

Boerma JT, Bryce J, Kinfu Y, Axelson H, Victora CG. Mind the gap: equity and trends in coverage of maternal, newborn, and child health services in 54 Countdown countries. Lancet. 2008;371(9620):1259-67. PDF

Malnutrition kills directly, not indirectly - Authors' reply

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Black RE, Caulfield L, Bhutta ZA, Victora CG. Malnutrition kills directly, not indirectly - Authors' reply. Lancet. 2008;371(9626):1750. PDF

Diferenças socioeconômicas entre autoclassificação e heteroclassificação de cor/raça

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Bastos JL, Peres MA, Peres KG, Dumith SC, Gigante DP. Diferenças socioeconômicas entre autoclassificação e heteroclassificação de cor/raça. Rev Saude Publ. 2008;42(2):324-34.PDF

Toothache prevalence and associated factors: a population-based study in southern Brazil

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Bastos JL, Gigante DP, Peres KG. Toothache prevalence and associated factors: a population-based study in southern Brazil. Oral Dis. 2008;14:320-6. PDF

Invaluable information on health inequities

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Barros FC. Invaluable information on health inequities. Lancet. 2008;371(9606):19-20. PDF

Barros AJ, Santos IS, Bertoldi AD. Can mothers rely on the Brazilian health system for their deliveries? An assessment of use of the public system and out-of-pocket expenditure in the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study, Brazil. BMC Health Services Research. 2008;8(1):57. PDF

Size at birth and height in early adolescence: a prospective birth cohort study

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Araújo CL, Hallal PC, Nader GA, Menezes AMB, Victora CG. Size at birth and height in early adolescence: a prospective birth cohort study. Cad Saude Publ. 2008;24(4):871-78. PDF