Time trends of major coronary risk factors in a northern Italian population (1986-1994). How remarkable are socioeconomic differences in an industrialized low CHD incidence country?
The goals are to estimate time trends (1986-1994) of major coronary risk factors in an industrialized low CHD incidence population and to assess education class (EC) differences in risk factor prevale...
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Gender Identity, Coronary Disease, Health Equity, Coronary Risk Factors/TD, Socio-economic Factors
Commentary: Socioeconomic health differentials
The present issues of the International Journal of Epidemiology (IJE) contain eight reports of socioeconomic differences in health. These articles illustrate a number of traditional themes and point t...
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Health Status Disparities, Socioeconomic, Equity, Living Conditions
Commentary: Social inequalities in health, social epidemiology and social value
Despite this limitation, the frameworks are helpful in emphasizing the complex ways the range of health determinants 'operate' in the production of health, illness and recovery in populations. But, ap...
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Research, Epidemiology, 50334, Population Health, Equity, Living Conditions, Measuring, Methods and Indicators
Commentary: General or cause-specific factors in explanations of class inequalities in health
Findings in these papers are particularly relevant to our understanding of the causes of class inequalities in health. The first of these concerns the extent to which controlling for the known higher ...
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Health Status Disparities, Mortality, Social Class, Health Equity
Advocacy - a practical guide with polio eradication as a case study
This guide outlines advocacy activities to build human, financial and political support for the Polio Eradication Initiative as a platform for strengthening preventive health services. Document in pdf...
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Poliomyelitis/prevention & control, Health Promotion, Reference Books, Poliomyelitis, Poliomyelitis, Poliomyelitis, Poliomyelitis, Guia [tipo de publicação]
Certification of the global eradication of Poliomyelitis - report of the fifth meeting of the Global Commission for the Certification of the Eradication of Poliomyelitis
It presents information on the activities of regional certification commissions, supplemental regional data needed prior to global certification, effect of wild poliovirus importations on regional cer...
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Poliomyelitis/prevention & control, Poliovirus, 28441, Poliomyelitis, Poliomyelitis, Poliomyelitis, Poliomyelitis, vacinas e imunização
Control of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome [CRS] in developing countries
It presents information on the burden of disease from congenital rubella syndrome, and vaccination against rubella. Document in pdf format; Acrobat Reader required
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Rubella/prevention & control, Rubella/epidemiology, Rubella Syndrome, Congenital/prevention & control, Rubella Syndrome, Congenital/epidemiology, Rubella Vaccine
Unsafe injections in the developing world and transmission of bloodborne pathogens: a review
Literature review which summarises studies that assessed injection safety and injection frequency, as well as studies estimating the strength of the association between unsafe injections and infection...
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Injections/adverse effects, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV Infections, Syringes, Transmissão horizontal de doença
Making use of Vaccine Vial Monitors - Flexible vaccine management for Polio
It presents a description of the vaccine vial monitor with questions and answers on its use, and details of the cold chain. Document in pdf format; Acrobat Reader required.
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Vaccines, Drug Packaging, Reference Books, Poliomyelitis, Guia [tipo de publicação]
Making use of Vaccine Vial Monitors - Flexible vaccine management for Polio
It presents a description of the vaccine vial monitor with questions and answers on its use, and details of the cold chain. Document in pdf format; Acrobat Reader required
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