Modelos predictivos de la epidemia de COVID-19 en España con curvas de Gompertz
Durante la crisis de salud internacional provocada por la pandemia de COVID-19, además de conocer los datos sobre contagios, muertes y ocupación de camas hospitalarias también es necesario hacer predicciones que ayuden a la gestión de la crisis por parte de las autoridades sanitarias. El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo describir la metodología utilizada para…
PREVIENE. Programa de “Alimentación y Actividad Física Saludables”
VER PUBLICACIÓN VER PUBLICACIÓN VER PUBLICACIÓN PREVIENE Programa para prevenir el sobrepeso y la obesidad entre los escolares de 8 a 9 años de edad y promover hábitos saludables, proporcionando al profesorado conocimientos, habilidades y recursos para trabajar desde su práctica docente y sensibilizar a la comunidad educativa sobre las ventajas de la alimentación y…
Menstrual factors, reproductive history, hormone use, and Urothelial carcinoma risk: A prospective study in the EPIC cohort
Background: Urothelial carcinoma (UC) is the predominant (95%) bladder cancer subtype in industrialised nations. Animal and epidemiological human studies suggest that hormonal factors may influence UC risk. Methods: We used an analytic cohort of 333 919 women from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition Cohort (EPIC). Associations between hormonal factors and incident UC…
Psychological and cognitive factors related to prehospital delay in acute coronary syndrome: A systematic review
Background In acute coronary syndrome the time elapsed between the start of symptoms and the moment the patient receives treatment is an important determinant of survival and subsequent recovery. However, many patients do not receive treatment as quickly as recommended, mostly due to substantial prehospital delays such as waiting to seek medical attention after symptoms…
Rare thyroid malignancies in Europe: Data from the information network on rare cancers in Europe (RARECAREnet)
Objective Limited information is available on the incidence of rare thyroid cancer (TC) subtypes: anaplastic (ATC) and medullary (MTC). The aim of this study was to describe incidence variations and trends across European countries of all TC subtypes. Materials and methods We used the RARECAREnet database including 80721 TC incident cases in the period 2000–2007…
Childhood, families and the Internet: a qualitative approach on health assets
Objective To explore the views of the Internet in childhood, identifying both health assets and risks. Method A qualitative study was performed using 14 focus groups, eight of which comprised boys and girls, four of which comprised parents and two of which were mixed (children and parents) in primary schools in urban and rural settings…
Syncope and bifascicular block in the absence of structural heart disease
The treatment of patients with bifascicular block (BFB) and syncope in the absence of structural heart disease (SHD) is not well defined. The objective of our study is to compare pacemaker empirical implantation with the use of electrophysiological studies (EPS). This is a prospective cohort study that included 77 patients with unexplained cardiogenic syncope and BFB without structural…
