Six cross-sectional studies involving children under five years of age in three places on S. Luiz island, i.e., Vila Palmeira, Anjo da Guarda and S. José de Ribamar, were performed. A standardized questionnaire on the presence of diarrhoea in the previous 2 weeks was answered by the mothers or by those responsible for the children. Two population based studies (in May 1986 and May 1989) and four sample based surveys (in November of 1986, 1987 and 1988 and in May 1989) were carried out. The prevalence of diarrhoea was highest in May, 1986 and November, 1987. The highest prevalence occurred in S. José de Ribamar. The distribution of cases according to age showed a higher prevalence among children of 6-11 months and between 1 and 2 years of ag...
Mortality caused by neoplasms in Brazil was examined by means of official Ministry of Health data co...
An evaluation was undertaken, during the assessment of the quality of the filling up of death certif...
This is a transverse-type designed study with the aim analise maternal age as a risk factor, and as ...
INTRODUCTION: The decrease morbi-mortality gastroenteritis in is related to the factor responsible l...
OBJECTIVE: Data from two consecutive household surveys undertaken in mid-80s and mid-90s allow to ch...
Este artigo faz parte de uma pesquisa mais ampla intitulada "O Projeto de Vida do Menor Instituciona...
A birth-cohort of 4,876 children born alive in hospital were selected and followed through up to the...
Foi estudada a recente evolução do estado nutricional de menores de 5 anos nas aldeias Parakanã, Mar...
Although vital statistics are of paramount importance for health planning and program evaluation, fe...
OBJECTIVE: Data from two household surveys on infant and child health status undertaken in the mid-8...
INTRODUÇÃO: A mortalidade infantil em Presidente Prudente, SP (Brasil), foi estudada no período de 1...
The quality of official information on underlying causes of infant deaths was studied on the basis o...
The kala-azar epidemic in the State of Piauí 1980-1986 is analyzed on the basis of the data collecte...
Congenital anomalies in live births in nine maternities in the period 1981-1982 were studied. This w...
A study of the incidence of, and deaths from, cancer as reported to the Welfare Ministry of Rio Gran...
Mortality caused by neoplasms in Brazil was examined by means of official Ministry of Health data co...
An evaluation was undertaken, during the assessment of the quality of the filling up of death certif...
This is a transverse-type designed study with the aim analise maternal age as a risk factor, and as ...
INTRODUCTION: The decrease morbi-mortality gastroenteritis in is related to the factor responsible l...
OBJECTIVE: Data from two consecutive household surveys undertaken in mid-80s and mid-90s allow to ch...
Este artigo faz parte de uma pesquisa mais ampla intitulada "O Projeto de Vida do Menor Instituciona...
A birth-cohort of 4,876 children born alive in hospital were selected and followed through up to the...
Foi estudada a recente evolução do estado nutricional de menores de 5 anos nas aldeias Parakanã, Mar...
Although vital statistics are of paramount importance for health planning and program evaluation, fe...
OBJECTIVE: Data from two household surveys on infant and child health status undertaken in the mid-8...
INTRODUÇÃO: A mortalidade infantil em Presidente Prudente, SP (Brasil), foi estudada no período de 1...
The quality of official information on underlying causes of infant deaths was studied on the basis o...
The kala-azar epidemic in the State of Piauí 1980-1986 is analyzed on the basis of the data collecte...
Congenital anomalies in live births in nine maternities in the period 1981-1982 were studied. This w...
A study of the incidence of, and deaths from, cancer as reported to the Welfare Ministry of Rio Gran...
Mortality caused by neoplasms in Brazil was examined by means of official Ministry of Health data co...
An evaluation was undertaken, during the assessment of the quality of the filling up of death certif...
This is a transverse-type designed study with the aim analise maternal age as a risk factor, and as ...