Introducción El objetivo del estudio es analizar la desigualdad de género en la producción científica de las revistas médicas españolas. Material y método Estudio transversal de las principales revistas médicas españolas clasificadas por SCImago Journal & Country Ranking (n=24) y sus publicaciones (n=3.375) durante el año 2017. Se calculó la ratio mujer/hombre de autoría según…
Aim To investigate the associations between major foods and dietary fibre with subtypes of stroke in a large prospective cohort. Methods and results We analysed data on 418 329 men and women from nine European countries, with an average of 12.7 years of follow-up. Diet was assessed using validated country-specific questionnaires which asked about habitual intake over…
Objectives Both pre‐hospital decision delay – the time patients wait before seeking medical attention after symptoms have started – and high psychological distress after the cardiac episode predict poor prognosis of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). We aimed to identify psychosocial markers of these prognostic factors. Design A cross‐sectional study of 102 consecutive, clinically…
Esta publicación, ubicada en la línea de trabajo ‘Estado de la Infancia y Adolescencia en Andalucía (EIA)’, ofrece la información disponible en las estadísticas oficiales de población (Padrón Municipal de Habitantes de 2019) sobre el número de niñas y niños que, para cada tramo de edad, sexo y municipio, residen en Andalucía.
Resumen de la serie monográfica de siete cuadernos que recoge indicadores que caracterizan el estado de la infancia y adolescencia en Andalucía. En cada cuaderno se puede consultar una selección de indicadores cuantitativos procedentes principalmente de estadísticas oficiales y fuentes de información consolidadas. En el primer cuaderno, DEMOGRAFÍA, se presentan indicadores demográficos referentes a la…
Background: The aim of this study was to analyze the trend in socioeconomic inequalities in mortality in small areas due to several specific causes before (2001–2004, 2005–2008) and during (2009–2012) the economic crisis in seven Spanish cities. Methods: This ecological study of trends, with census tracts as the areas of analysis, was based on three…
Background and Objective Acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSIs) have been defined by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2013 to include a subset of complicated skin and skin structure infections commonly treated with parenteral antibiotic therapy. Inpatient treatment of ABSSSIs involves a significant economic burden on the healthcare system. This…
Objectives A centralised approach to health technology assessment (HTA) may facilitate optimal use of HTA resources. A regional approach may increase the chances of local implementation of recommendations. This study aimed to compare assessment procedures in England (centralised HTA approach) with Spain (regional HTA approach) discussing key challenges and opportunities from both approaches. Methods We…
