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XII CONFERENCIA TÉCNICA SOBRE PRINCIPIOS Y PRÁCTICA DE LA VIGILANCIA DE ENFERMEDADES CRÓNICAS
9ª. CONFERENCIA GLOBAL DE LA ALIANZA MUNDIAL PARA LA VIGILANCIA DE LOS FACTORES DE RIESGO
St. John, Antigua
Editorial
A preface to the keynote and accepted abstracts of the Joint 9th World Alliance for Risk Factor Surveillance (WARFS) and 12th Americas' Network for Chronic Disease Surveillance (AMNET) 2015 Conference, November 18th-20th, 2015, St. John's, Antigua
A preface to the keynote and accepted abstracts of the Joint 9th World Alliance for Risk Factor Surveillance (WARFS) and 12th Americas' Network for Chronic Disease Surveillance (AMNET) 2015 Conference, November 18th-20th, 2015, St. John's, AntiguaDavid V. McQueen, Stefano Campostrini, Vernon Solomon Chair, Hugo Vilchis
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
Changing perspectives in physical activity in the 21st century
Changing perspectives in physical activity in the 21st centuryMsc. Lisseth Villalobos Campos
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
¿Is a global surveillance still valid and feasible?
¿Is a global surveillance still valid and feasible?Stefano Campostrini
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
Chronic Disease Surveillance in the Americas: How academia contributes to the endeavour
Chronic Disease Surveillance in the Americas: How academia contributes to the endeavourMD. Juan Carlos Zevallos
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
Development of a rapid Non-communicable Disease and Risk Factor Surveillance System in China
Development of a rapid Non-communicable Disease and Risk Factor Surveillance System in ChinaLinhong Wang
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
Building multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary surveillance partnership
Building multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary surveillance partnershipBernard C.K. Choi
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
Gender differences in delay time for acute myocardial infarction in a Hispanic population
Gender differences in delay time for acute myocardial infarction in a Hispanic populationK Aguirre, R Joseph, E Ramirez, JM Acuña, JC Zevallos
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
Formación del talento humano en Salud
An overview of the current challenges and opportunities for surveillance
An overview of the current challenges and opportunities for surveillanceDavid V. McQueen
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
The association between gender and priority of admission in Florida stroke patients
The association between gender and priority of admission in Florida stroke patientsS. Altajar, R. Geldbart, K. Wilkinson, R.J. Zevallos, J.C. Zevallos
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
Hispanic ethnicity and survival in pediatric acute lymphocytic leukemia (all) patients in Florida
Hispanic ethnicity and survival in pediatric acute lymphocytic leukemia (all) patients in FloridaR. Barrios, A. Finlinson, N. Zahid, J. Acuna, J. Zevallos, G. Castro, P. Rodríguez de La Vega, M Varella
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
Efectividad de la terapia hiperbárica en el tratamiento de pie diabético
Efectividad de la terapia hiperbárica en el tratamiento de pie diabéticoPaola Chalá-Minda, Viviana Espinel-Jara, Ximena Tapia-Paguay, Rocío Castillo-Andrade, Miguel Naranjo-Toro, Nelly Echeverría-Jaramillo
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Investigating the association between children who witness domestic volence in their household and being clinically diagnosed with childhood depression
Investigating the association between children who witness domestic volence in their household and being clinically diagnosed with childhood depressionL. Chintam, J. Sunny, J. Thompson, M. Varella, G. Castro, J. Lozano
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
Causas de terapia de sustitución renal en pacientes atendidos en la unidad de diálisis del Hospital San Vicente de Paúl-Ibarra
Causas de terapia de sustitución renal en pacientes atendidos en la unidad de diálisis del Hospital San Vicente de Paúl-IbarraViviana Espinel-Jara, Ximena Tapia-Paguay, Rocío Castillo-Andrade, Mercedes Cruz-Arroyo, José Hidrobo-Guzmán
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Diabetes and atypical presentations of patients hospitalized for an acute myocardial infarction in Puerto Rico
Diabetes and atypical presentations of patients hospitalized for an acute myocardial infarction in Puerto RicoR. Khattak, N. Ganey, G. Castro, P. Rodríguez de La Vega, J. Zevallos, M. Varella
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
Implementación del plan integrado local de acción para la prevención de enfermedades crónicas Pasto Pila 2006-2015
Implementación del plan integrado local de acción para la prevención de enfermedades crónicas Pasto Pila 2006-2015Nancy L Lagos, Carola A Muñoz
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
Awareness, treatment and control of hypertension: Trend from population-based surveys conducted in a low-middle income country
Awareness, treatment and control of hypertension: Trend from population-based surveys conducted in a low-middle income countryOtero J, Camacho PA, P López-Jaramillo, A Torres, M Díaz, VM Herrera
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In-hospital mortality of non-st segment elevation myocardial infarction in a Puerto Rican population
In-hospital mortality of non-st segment elevation myocardial infarction in a Puerto Rican populationA.A. Patel, T.S Mody, J.C. Zevallos, J. Acuna, G. Castro, P. Rodríguez de la Vega, M. Ward-Peterson
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
Association between gender and receipt of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in stroke patients from Puerto Rico
Association between gender and receipt of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in stroke patients from Puerto RicoK.M. Patel, H. Patel, J. Zevallos, P. Rodrigues de La Vega, G. Castro, M. Varella
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Effect of complete heart block on in-hospital mortality in a Hispanic population presenting with acute myocardial infarction
Effect of complete heart block on in-hospital mortality in a Hispanic population presenting with acute myocardial infarctionM.S. Paz, L. Zaragoza, J.C. Zevallos, J.M. Acuña, G. Castro, P. Rodríguez de le Vega, M. Ward-Peterson
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
Poliglobulia como factor de riesgo en hipertensión arterial
Poliglobulia como factor de riesgo en hipertensión arterialXimena Tapia-Paguay, Espinel-Jara Viviana Espinel-Jara Viviana, Rocío Castillo-Andrade, Miguel Naranjo-Toro, Nelly Echeverría-Jaramillo, Sonia Revelo-Villarreal
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Countries' capacity to monitor Noncommunicable Diseases and Risk Factors in the Americas
Countries' capacity to monitor Noncommunicable Diseases and Risk Factors in the AmericasRoberta Caixeta, Hennis Anselm
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
Effect of delay time on in-hospital mortality in a Hispanic Population hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction. The Puerto Rico Cardiovascular Surveillance Study: 2007, 2009 and 2011.
Effect of delay time on in-hospital mortality in a Hispanic Population hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction. The Puerto Rico Cardiovascular Surveillance Study: 2007, 2009 and 2011.J Vajta, R. Zevallos, JC Zevallos, JM Lozano
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
Cardiovascular risk factor surveillance and physical activity among the Dubai population, UAE
Cardiovascular risk factor surveillance and physical activity among the Dubai population, UAEHamid Yahya Hussain
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
Non-communicable diseases sustained high call: China's health care model should be transformed as soon as possible
Non-communicable diseases sustained high call: China's health care model should be transformed as soon as possibleFeng Deng, Yutao Xi, Hongling Wang, Jianming Gao
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
Depression and health-adjusted life expectancy in the Canadian adult population: a descriptive study
Depression and health-adjusted life expectancy in the Canadian adult population: a descriptive studyColin Steensma, Lidia Loukine, Heather Orpana, Louise McRae, Julie Vachon, Frank Mo, Falardeau Michèle Boileau, Reid Carrie, Choi Bernard C.K.
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
Unique epidemiological patterns of human infections with H7N9 avian influenza virus discovered by combined risk factor surveillance and epidemiology
Unique epidemiological patterns of human infections with H7N9 avian influenza virus discovered by combined risk factor surveillance and epidemiologyXu DeZhong, Bernard C.K. Choi, Bo Wang, Yang Zhang, ChangSheng Chen, JingXia Zhang, XiaoFeng Tang, HuiMin Sun, Lei Zhang
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
A case crossover study on the impact of heat waves on non-accidental deaths in Jinan, China
A case crossover study on the impact of heat waves on non-accidental deaths in Jinan, ChinaZhang Jun, Liu Shouqin, Yang Liu, Yueling Liu, Zhang Ji
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
¿Does the Kish grid sampling method distort the structure of samples in risk factor surveillance?
¿Does the Kish grid sampling method distort the structure of samples in risk factor surveillance?Shurong Lyu, Ming Wu, Jian Su, Jinyi Zhou, Yongqing Zhang, Quanyong Xiang
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
Understanding of the role of surveillance in Health Promotion for NCDs among Georgians
Understanding of the role of surveillance in Health Promotion for NCDs among GeorgiansMD, PhilM Manana K Beruchashvili, Georgia Georgia, MD, PhD,MPH Levan G Baramidze
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Health Promotion in Singapore : A need to focus on sociocultural and socioeconomic differences
Health Promotion in Singapore : A need to focus on sociocultural and socioeconomic differencesMs Alison Prescott, Chee Yeong MsChng, Dr Chew Ling
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Measuring subjective wellbeing in a surveillance system: ¿who are these people who are positive?
Measuring subjective wellbeing in a surveillance system: ¿who are these people who are positive?Eleonora Dal Grande, Anne Taylor, Tiffany Gill
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The impact of socioeconomic status on arthritis and osteoporosis
The impact of socioeconomic status on arthritis and osteoporosisTiffany K Gill, Anne W Taylor, Eleonora Dal Grande
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Characterising risk clusters in the context of curbing obesity
Characterising risk clusters in the context of curbing obesityMarisol Betancourt
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
Chronic Disease Surveillance in Canada: The Chronic Disease and Injury Indicator Framework
Chronic Disease Surveillance in Canada: The Chronic Disease and Injury Indicator FrameworkMarisol Betancourt
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
Evaluation of epidemiological surveillance of measles/ rubella in Haiti, 2009-2013
Evaluation of epidemiological surveillance of measles/ rubella in Haiti, 2009-2013Wilnique Pierre
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
Monitoring Health Inequalities in Canada: Meeting the challenge through collaboration, communication and innovation
Monitoring Health Inequalities in Canada: Meeting the challenge through collaboration, communication and innovationMiszkurka Malgorzata
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
Some health behaviours of inal year students at the College of Medicine of the University of Lagos (CMUL), Lagos, Nigeria
Some health behaviours of inal year students at the College of Medicine of the University of Lagos (CMUL), Lagos, NigeriaAina B., Fagbemi I M
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
Assessment of tobacco smoking status and in luence of health care professionals on tobacco cessation among outpatients in different clinics of the Department of Medicine of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi Araba, Lagos, Nigeria
Assessment of tobacco smoking status and in luence of health care professionals on tobacco cessation among outpatients in different clinics of the Department of Medicine of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi Araba, Lagos, NigeriaOyerinde OO, Aina BA, Echebiri JC, Owokoniran BS, Ihesiulo PN, Kazeem SA, Opaleye OR
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
Big Data Analytics for Risk Factor Surveillance
Big Data Analytics for Risk Factor SurveillanceXiaoquan Yao
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Publicado: 2016-10-13
Health promotion beliefs and involvement among hospital pharmacists in Lagos State
Health promotion beliefs and involvement among hospital pharmacists in Lagos StateAina B A, Ewedairo OO
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What risky behaviour is prevalent among pharmacy students at the University of Lagos
What risky behaviour is prevalent among pharmacy students at the University of LagosAina B A, Ewedairo OO
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My Health My Community – an intersectoral collaboration for population health improvement
My Health My Community – an intersectoral collaboration for population health improvementJat Sandhu
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