Cuadernos para la Salud de las Mujeres
Cuaderno 8: Prostitución y trata con fines de explotación sexual La violencia contra las mujeres es una clara violación de los Derechos Humanos de mujeres y niñas en todo el mundo. Entre las múltiples violencias que sufren las mujeres y niñas, en este cuaderno queremos visibilizar la violencia contra los derechos sexuales, distintas formas de…
Secular trends in stillbirth by maternal socioeconomic status in Spain 2007–15: a population-based study of 4 million births
Introduction Stillbirth, one of the urgent concerns of preventable perinatal deaths, has wide-reaching consequences for society. We studied secular stillbirth trends by maternal socioeconomic status (SES) in Spain. Methods We developed a population-based observational study, including 4 083 919 births during 2007–15. We estimate stillbirth rates and secular trends by maternal SES. We also evaluated…
The economic value of time of informal care and its determinants (The CUIDARSE Study)
Objective The main aims of this paper are to analyse the monetary value of informal care time using different techniques and to identify significant variables associated with the number of caregiving hours. Data and methods A multicentre study in two Spanish regions in adult caregivers was conducted. A total sample of 604 people was available.…
Consumption of nuts and seeds and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma risk in the European Prospective Investigation into cancer and Nutrition
Four epidemiologic studies have assessed the association between nut intake and pancreatic cancer risk with contradictory results. The present study aims to investigate the relation between nut intake (including seeds) and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study. Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate…
DETELPROG Study. Effectiveness of a New Model of Scheduled Telephone Referral from Primary Care to Internal Medicine. A Randomised Controlled Study
In Spain, the average waiting time for a specialist consultation is 58 days. A determinant factor that contributes to this situation is the poor communication between primary care and specialised care, which is mainly due to the waiting days for a consultation, number of avoided/avoidable face-to-face referrals, and waiting days for the resolution of the…
The role of plasma microseminoprotein-beta in prostate cancer: an observational nested case–control and Mendelian randomization study in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition
Background Microseminoprotein-beta (MSP), a protein secreted by the prostate epithelium, may have a protective role in the development of prostate cancer. The only previous prospective study found a 2% reduced prostate cancer risk per unit increase in MSP. This work investigates the association of MSP with prostate cancer risk using observational and Mendelian randomization (MR)…