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A Reed-Frost model taking into account uncertainties in the diagnostic of the infectionRenee X de Menezes
Department of Medical Statistics, Leiden University Medical Centre, Postbus 9604, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
Bull Math Biol 66:689-706. 2004..These conditions being functions of the signal's distribution, they can be used to design and evaluate interventions, such as treatment protocols...- Indirect oral immunization of captive vampires, Desmodus rotundusMarilene F Almeida
School of Medicine, The University of Sao Paulo, LIM01 HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Virus Res 111:77-82. 2005..The vaccine was shown to be safe and immunogenic to hematophagous bats. No adverse effects to vaccinia virus were observed... - Threshold conditions for a non-autonomous epidemic system describing the population dynamics of dengueF A B Coutinho
School of Medicine, , Av. Dr. Arnaldo 455, , CEP 01246-903, SP, Brazil
Bull Math Biol 68:2263-82. 2006..Our model suggests that trans-ovarial infection in the mosquitoes facilitates dengue overwintering. We also explain the delay between the peak in the mosquitoes population and the peak in dengue cases... - Comparing the dynamics of kidney and liver transplantation waiting list in the state of Sao Paulo, BrazilEleazar Chaib
Transplantation 84:1209-11. 2007 
A hypothesis for the 2007 dengue outbreak in SingaporeE Massad
School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Epidemiol Infect 138:951-7. 2010..Whether our hypothesis is plausible or not should be debated further...- Vectorial capacity, basic reproduction number, force of infection and all that: formal notation to complete and adjust their classical concepts and equationsEduardo Massad
Hospital de Clinicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 107:564-7. 2012..The analysis was intended to provide a formal notation that complete the classical equations proposed by these authors... - Forecasting versus projection models in epidemiology: the case of the SARS epidemicsEduardo Massad
School of Medicine, The University of Sao Paulo, Av Dr Arnaldo 455, Sao Paulo, 01246 903, SP, Brazil
Med Hypotheses 65:17-22. 2005..Although SARS can be a devastating infection, early recognition, prompt isolation, and appropriate precaution measures, can be very effective to limit its spread... - Dengue and the risk of urban yellow fever reintroduction in São Paulo State, BrazilEduardo Massad
Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil
Rev Saude Publica 37:477-84. 2003..To propose a mathematical method for the estimation of the Basic Reproduction Number, R0, of urban yellow fever in a dengue-infested area... - Fuzzy epidemicsEduardo Massad
School of Public Health and School of Medicine, The University of Sao Paulo, Avenue Dr Arnaldo 455, 01246 903 Sao Paulo, Brazil
Artif Intell Med 29:241-59. 2003..The results demonstrate that the applications of fuzzy sets in epidemiology is a very promising area of research. The final discussion sets the future stage of fuzzy sets application in epidemiology... - Modeling the impact of global warming on vector-borne infectionsEduardo Massad
School of Medicine, University of São Paulo and LIM01 HCFMUSP, SP, Brazil
Phys Life Rev 8:169-99. 2011..In this work we review some mathematical models that were proposed to study the impact of the increase in ambient temperature on the spread and gravity of some insect-transmitted diseases... 
Cost risk benefit analysis to support chemoprophylaxis policy for travellers to malaria endemic countriesEduardo Massad
School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo and LIM 01 HCFMUSP, Brazil
Malar J 10:130. 2011..To evaluate whether current malaria chemo-prophylactic policy for travellers is cost effective when adjusted for endemic transmission risk and duration of exposure. a framework, based on partial cost-benefit analysis was used...- Estimation of R0 from the initial phase of an outbreak of a vector-borne infectionE Massad
School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo and LIM 01 HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Trop Med Int Health 15:120-6. 2010..In both cases, the model mirrors the real situations with reasonable accuracy... - Yellow fever vaccination: how much is enough?Eduardo Massad
School of Medicine, The University of São Paulo and LIM 01 HCFMUSP, Av Dr Arnaldo, 455, São Paulo CEP 01246 903, SP, Brazil
Vaccine 23:3908-14. 2005..Therefore, the aim of this work is to estimate the optimum proportion to vaccinate against YF taking into account the risks of serious adverse events associated with both the vaccine and natural infection... - The risk of yellow fever in a dengue-infested areaE Massad
School of Medicine, University of São Paulo and LIM01 HCFMUSP, Av Dr Arnaldo 455, Sao Paulo, SP01246 903, Brazil
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 95:370-4. 2001..The theory proposed is illustrated by the case of São Paulo State in southern Brazil, where dengue is endemic and the risk of urban yellow fever is already imminent... - The impact of imperfect vaccines on the evolution of HIV virulenceE Massad
School of Medicine, The University of São Paulo and LIM 01 HCFMUSP, Brazil
Med Hypotheses 66:907-11. 2006..Potential ways for further testing the theory/model and the implications of the results are discussed... - The risk of chikungunya fever in a dengue-endemic areaEduardo Massad
School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, LIM 01 HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
J Travel Med 15:147-55. 2008..In addition, traveling to these areas is popular, making the potential risk of infections transmitted by the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes very high... - The Eyam plague revisited: did the village isolation change transmission from fleas to pulmonary?E Massad
School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Medical Informatics, Av Dr Arnaldo, 455, CEP 01246 903, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Med Hypotheses 63:911-5. 2004..In the light of our results, it can be said that the hypothesis that confinement facilitated the spread of the infection by increasing the contact rate through direct transmission is plausible... - The risk of acquiring the new influenza A(H1N1) for Brazilian travelers to Chile, Argentina and the USAEduardo Massad
Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 105:179-83. 2010.... - Anogenital warts contributing to the risk of squamous intraepithelial lesions among HIV-positive women of São Paulo, BrazilMaria Alice G Gonçalves
Division of Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Int J STD AIDS 14:309-13. 2003..These results point out the importance of the use of barrier methods and routine early genitoscopy/treatment for HIV-infected partners... - HIV infection and related risk behaviors in a community of recyclable waste collectors of Santos, BrazilMauro Abrahão Rozman
Centro de Ciencias da Saude, Universidade Católica de Santos, Santos, SP, Brazil
Rev Saude Publica 42:838-43. 2008..To estimate the seroprevalence of HIV, hepatitis B and C and syphilis and to describe risk behaviors associated to their transmission among recyclable waste collectors... - Modeling the dynamics of viral evolution considering competition within individual hosts and at population level: the effects of treatmentMarcos Amaku
University of Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Bull Math Biol 72:1294-314. 2010..Implications for cases of real diseases are briefly discussed... - Modeling the risk of malaria for travelers to areas with stable malaria transmissionEduardo Massad
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo and LIM 01 HCFMUSP, Rua Teodoro Sampaio, 115, CEP 05405 000 São Paulo, S P, Brazil
Malar J 8:296. 2009..The risk of acquiring malaria is complex and a number of factors including transmission intensity, duration of exposure, season of the year and use of chemoprophylaxis have to be taken into account estimating risk... - Why dengue and yellow fever coexist in some areas of the world and not in others?Marcos Amaku
School of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Biosystems 106:111-20. 2011..quot; We construct a model of transmission that allows all of the above hypotheses to be tested. We conclude that the Asian and the African hypotheses can explain the observed phenomena, whereas other hypotheses fail to do so... - Risk estimates of dengue in travelers to dengue endemic areas using mathematical modelsEduardo Massad
Medical Informatics, The University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
J Travel Med 16:191-3. 2009..Dengue has emerged as a frequent problem in international travelers. The risk depends on destination, duration, and season of travel. However, data to quantify the true risk for travelers to acquire dengue are lacking... - The impact of climate on Leptospirosis in São Paulo, BrazilMicheline S Z S Coelho
Coordenação de Desenvolvimento e Pesquisa CDP, Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia, INMET, Av Dr Arnaldo 455, Sao Paulo, CEP 01246 903, SP, Brazil
Int J Biometeorol 56:233-41. 2012..5% in hospital admissions. Additionally, the relative risk of leptospirosis varied from 1.1 to 2.0 when the precipitation varied from 20 to 140 mm... - A fuzzy reed-frost model for epidemic spreadingNeli R S Ortega
Discipline of Medical Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Bull Math Biol 70:1925-36. 2008..Simulations considering a real problem with data of the viral epidemic in a children daycare are performed and the results are compared with a stochastic Reed-Frost generalization... - The 1918 influenza A epidemic in the city of São Paulo, BrazilEduardo Massad
School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Rua Teodoro Sampaio 115, CEP 05405 000, SP, Brazil
Med Hypotheses 68:442-5. 2007.... - [Behavior associated with HIV and HCV infection in female prison inmates in São Paulo, Brazil]Leila Strazza
Departamento de Medicina Legal, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brasil
Cad Saude Publica 23:197-205. 2007..In conclusion, parenteral risk was associated with HIV and HCV infection and sexual risk with HIV. Appropriate and continuous preventive programs are recommended in the prison... - Theoretical impact of an anti-HCV vaccine on the annual number of liver transplantationEleazar Chaib
Liver Transplantation Surgery Unit, Lim 37, Department of Gastroenterology, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Med Hypotheses 75:324-7. 2010..In conclusion, the advent of a hepatitis C vaccine is welcome however, decision makers should be prepared for a very long time living with this scourge... - Factors affecting compliance with the measles vaccination schedule in a Brazilian cityPatricia Logullo
Department of Medical Computer Science, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Sao Paulo Med J 126:166-71. 2008..Risk factors associated with children's failure to receive the measles vaccine at the correct age were studied in the city of São Paulo, Brazil... - Modeling the competition between viruses in a complex plant-pathogen systemMarcos Amaku
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Phytopathology 100:1042-7. 2010..As shown below, this is sufficient to explain the swap of strains; that is, the dominant MAV was replaced by PAV, also in agreement with Power's expectations... - Relationship among epidemiological parameters of six childhood infections in a non-immunized Brazilian communityMarcos Amaku
Departamento de Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina Preventiva e Saúde Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil, 05508 270
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 104:897-900. 2009..Our seroprevalence data may illustrate a case of the above-mentioned mechanisms working together within the same population... - Sexual harassment in the physician-patient interaction: analysis of charges against doctors in the state of São PauloClaudio Cohen
Legal Medicine, Medical Ethics, Social and Occupational Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo São Paulo SP, Brazil
Clinics (Sao Paulo) 64:1075-83. 2009.... - Studies on mosquitoes (Diptera:Culicidae) and anthropic environment. 12-host-seeking behaviour of Anopheles albitarsis s.l. in south-eastern BrazilO P Forattini
Departamento de Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Saude Publica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brasil
Rev Saude Publica 30:299-303. 1996..The crepuscular rhythms showed an unimodal sunset pattern with most blood-seeking females caught during dusk. The absence of differences between indoor and outdoor behavior was confirmed for both species of the complex... - Correlation between HIV and HCV in Brazilian prisoners: evidence for parenteral transmission inside prisonM Burattini
Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil
Rev Saude Publica 34:431-6. 2000..Mathematical techniques were applied to estimate time-dependent incidence densities of HIV infection among inmates... - Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma infection in a metropolitan region of BrazilG C V R Fernandes
Departamento de Patologia and LIM 01 HC, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
Epidemiol Infect 137:1809-15. 2009.... - Modeling and simulating morphological evolution in an artificial life environmentP S Panse Silveira
Discipline of Medical Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Comput Biomed Res 31:1-17. 1998.... - The vulnerability of Brazilian female prisoners to HIV infectionL Strazza
Laboratório de Investigação Médica, LIM 01, Hospital das Clinicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Braz J Med Biol Res 37:771-6. 2004..Although the use of injectable substances is associated with HIV infection, our results point to sexual behavior as the most important component of HIV transmission in the female prisoner population... - The impact of hepatitis A virus infection on hepatitis C virus infection: a competitive exclusion hypothesisMarcos Amaku
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Bull Math Biol 75:82-93. 2013..We discuss the potential clinical implications of our findings... - Modeling the emergence of HIV-1 drug resistance resulting from antiretroviral therapy: insights from theoretical and numerical studiesSilvia Martorano Raimundo
Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Biosystems 108:1-13. 2012..By performing numerical simulations we show that Hopf bifurcation may occur. The model suggests that the individuals with drug-resistant infection may play an important role in the epidemic of HIV... - Risk factors associated with genital warts in HIV-positive Brazilian womenMaria Alice G Gonçalves
Division of Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Tumori 89:9-15. 2003..This study was conducted to identify risk factors associated with the history of genital warts among HIV-positive women... - Threshold conditions for infection persistence in complex host-vectors interactionsLuiz Fernandes Lopez
School of Medicine, , LIM01/HCFMUSP, Av. Dr. Arnaldo 455, , SP, Brazil
C R Biol 325:1073-84. 2002..Another definition of R0 given by Diekmann, Heesterbeek and Metz, and denoted in this paper R0NGO is discussed and applied as an alternative to calculate the thresholds for infection establishment... - Optimal age for vaccination against measles in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, taking into account the mother's serostatusR A Zanetta
, , Brazil
Vaccine 20:226-34. 2001..Therefore, a change to an earlier age of routine vaccination is not justified by our results... - A hypothesis for explaining single outbreaks (like the Black Death in European cities) of vector-borne infectionsM N Burattini
School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Rua Teodoro Sampaio 115, CEP 05405 000, SP, Brazil
Med Hypotheses 73:110-4. 2009..Given the ever-increasing worldwide transportation network, providing a high degree of mobility from endemic to virgin areas, the proposed mechanism may have important implications for public health planning... - Boosting virology in BrazilMaria Inês de Moura Campos Pardini
University of Sao Paulo State, Sao Paulo, Brazil
PLoS Biol 6:e57. 2008 - The influence of climate variables on dengue in SingaporeEdna Pinto
Department of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Int J Environ Health Res 21:415-26. 2011..2-2.8 for maximum temperature and increased from 1.3-3.3 for minimum temperature. Therefore, the variable temperature (maximum and minimum) was the best predictor for the increased number of dengue cases in Singapore... - A mathematical model for shortening waiting time in pancreas-kidney transplantationEleazar Chaib
Eleazar Chaib, Marcelo Augusto F Ribeiro Jr, Vinicius Rocha Santos, Roberto Ferreira Meirelles Jr, Luiz Augusto Carneiro D Albuquerque, Eduardo Massad, Liver and Pancreas Transplantation Surgery Unit, LIM 37 and LIM 01, Department of Gastroenterology, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Av Dr Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar 255, Level 9, 05403 010, Sao Paulo, Brazil
World J Gastrointest Surg 3:119-22. 2011..To simulate a hypothetical increase of 50% in the number of pancreas-kidney (PK) transplantations using less-than-ideal donors by a mathematical model... - Seroprevalence of rubella antibodies in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, 8 years after the introduction of vaccineDirce M T Zanetta
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, School of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto FAMERP, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
Vaccine 21:3795-800. 2003..The efficacy of the proposed strategy depends on better routine vaccination coverage. A second dose of vaccine should also be considered... - Brazilian population profile of 15 STR markersCintia Fridman
Department of Legal Medicine, Ethics and Occupational Health, Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Forensic Sci Int Genet 2:e1-4. 2008.... - Cost-effectiveness analysis of a hypothetical hepatitis C vaccine compared to antiviral therapyE Massad
School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Epidemiol Infect 137:241-9. 2009..Selective vaccination proved to be the strategy with the best cost-effectiveness ratio, followed by indiscriminate vaccination and anti-HCV therapy... - Cytomegalovirus seroepidemiology in an urban community of São Paulo, BrazilL N Almeida
Departamento de Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil
Rev Saude Publica 35:124-9. 2001..Seroepidemiological studies are necessary to understand the transmission dynamics of the disease. The purpose of the study was to quantify the transmission rate of CMV disease in a community in the state of São Paulo, Brazil... - Seroprevalence of human parvovirus B19 in a suburban population in São Paulo, BrazilE M M Huatuco
Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Rev Saude Publica 42:443-9. 2008..To analyze the prevalence of IgG antibodies to human parvovirus B19... - A mixed ectoparasite--microparasite model for bat-transmitted rabiesE Massad
School of Medicine, The University of Sao Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo 455, SP 01246-903, Brazil
Theor Popul Biol 60:265-79. 2001..We modeled this complex interaction and we also demonstrate that bat control measures are more effective in reducing rabies prevalence and mortality by rabies than cattle vaccination... - Social networks shape the transmission dynamics of hepatitis C virusCamila Malta Romano
Laboratory of Molecular Evolution and Bioinformatics, Department of Microbiology, Biomedical Sciences Institute ICBII, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
PLoS ONE 5:e11170. 2010..We conclude that social factors may play a key role in determining the rate and pattern of HCV spread, and should influence future intervention policies... - Designing a vaccination strategy against dengueMarcos Amaku
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 54:S18-21. 2012..Our results point to an optimal age to introduce the dengue vaccine in the routine immunization programme at two years of age and an age interval to introduce a mass vaccination between three and 14 years of age... - The potential impact of using donations after cardiac death on the liver transplantation program and waiting list in the state of Sao Paulo, BrazilEleazar Chaib
Liver and Transplantation Surgery Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Liver Transpl 14:1732-6. 2008..On the basis of this model, the projected number of averted deaths is about 41,487 in the next 20 years... - Modelling the natural history of HIV infection in individuals and its epidemiological implicationsF A Coutinho
School of Medicine, , and LIM01/HCFMUSP. Av.Dr. Arnaldo 455, CEP 01246-903, SP, Brazil
Bull Math Biol 63:1041-62. 2001..Due to the epidemiological importance of this fact, it is clear that further improvement on virological research to better understand the dependence of HIV transmissibility on the viral concentration in biological fluids is necessary... - Varicella transmission in two samples of children with different social behaviour in the State of São Paulo, BrazilA L Yu
LIM 01/HCFMUSP, School of Medicine, , Brazil
Epidemiol Infect 127:493-500. 2001..In conclusion, social changes affecting contact among children may influence varicella epidemiology... - Modelling the control strategies against dengue in SingaporeM N Burattini
School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Epidemiol Infect 136:309-19. 2008..In addition, the model showed that the mixed strategy of adulticide and larvicide methods introduced by the government seems to be very effective in reducing the number of cases in the first weeks after the start of control... - The elimination of Chagas' disease from BrazilE Massad
School of Medicine, The University of Sao Paulo, LIM 01 HCFMUSP, Brazil
Epidemiol Infect 136:1153-64. 2008..25) explains why vectorial transmission was interrupted relatively easily. In addition, I used a mathematical model to forecast how long the remaining cases of the disease, as well as the additional vertically transmitted cases will last... - Malnutrition and susceptibility to enteroparasites: reinfection rates after mass chemotherapyS R M Saldiva
School of Medicine, , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 16:166-71. 2002..13). We demonstrate that, although maternal literacy and per capita income rate are indeed confounding variables, malnutrition contributes to an increase in the risk of enteroparasite infections... - Positive selection results in frequent reversible amino acid replacements in the G protein gene of human respiratory syncytial virusViviane F Botosso
Butantan Institute, Virology Branch, Butanta, Sao Paulo, Brazil
PLoS Pathog 5:e1000254. 2009.... - Can the human brain do quantum computing?A F Rocha
School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Lim 01 HC FMUSP, Av Dr Arnaldo 455, SP 01246 903, Brazil
Med Hypotheses 63:895-9. 2004.... - Potential effect of using ABO-compatible living-donor liver transplantationE Chaib
Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital das Clinicas, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Transplant Proc 41:3775-8. 2009..03. Use of LDLT can reduce the pressure on our liver transplantation waiting list by decreasing its size by at least 16.5% at 20 years after its introduction. Such a program could save an estimated 3600 lives over the same period... - Vaccination against rubella: analysis of the temporal evolution of the age-dependent force of infection and the effects of different contact patternsM Amaku
Departamento de Medicina Veterinaria Preventiva e Saude Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Avenida Prof Dr Orlando Marques de Paiva 87, Sao Paulo, SP 05508 000, Brazil
Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys 67:051907. 2003..This gives support to a mixed strategy, proposed by Massad et al., accepted and implemented by the government of the State of São Paulo, Brazil... - Liver transplantation: waiting list dynamics in the state of São Paulo, BrazilE Chaib
Department of Gastroenterology, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Transplant Proc 37:4329-30. 2005..The aim of this study was to demonstrate the performance of our state liver transplantation program and analyze when the number of liver transplantations will meet our waiting list demand... - Uncertainties regarding dengue modeling in Rio de Janeiro, BrazilPaula Mendes Luz
Program de Computação Científica, Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Jaineiro, Brasil
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 98:871-8. 2003..Finally, we stress the point that epidemiologists, mathematicians, and entomologists need to interact more to find better approaches to the measuring and interpretation of the transmission dynamics of arthropod-borne diseases... - Fuzzy logic model based on the differential nursing diagnosis of alterations in urinary eliminationMaria Helena Baena de Moraes Lopes
Nursing Dept, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, UNIFESP FMUSP SP, Campinas, Brazil
Stud Health Technol Inform 122:117-20. 2006..5%) the model showed a different diagnosis. It is concluded that the model proposed here, despite of its simplicity, presents good performance. However, it is recommended more tests before widely used as support for clinical decision... - The change from intravenous to crack cocaine and its impact on reducing HIV incidence in Brazilian prisonsMarcelo Nascimento Burattini
Int J STD AIDS 16:836-7. 2005 - HIV and related infections in a sample of recyclable waste collectors of BrazilMauro Abrahão Rozman
Int J STD AIDS 18:653-4. 2007 - An optimal vaccination strategy against rotavirusEduardo Massad
Vaccine 26:2807. 2008 - The intensity of transmission of hepatitis A and heterogeneities in socio-environmental risk factors in Rio de Janeiro, BrazilLiz Maria de Almeida
, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Av. Brig. Trompowski, s/n, HUCFF, 5o andar/Ala Sul, sala 25, , 21941-590 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 96:605-10. 2002..This may have public health implications, since hepatitis A is more severe in adults. In this context, specific vaccination programmes may be necessary, as in developed countries... - Fear of injections is a reason for not to vaccinate their children, say caretakersPatricia Logullo
Vaccine 26:141-3. 2008 - Perception of disability in a public health perspective: a model based on fuzzy logicAntonio Jose Leal Costa
Institute of Public Health Studies NESC UFRJ, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Int J Med Inform 73:647-56. 2004..Such findings are encouraging, since the QWB is considered a consistent and valid approach for disability assessment and quality-of-life evaluation... - Training in health informatics in BrazilEduardo P Marques
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Stud Health Technol Inform 90:757-60. 2002..The main goal of this program is to train professionals in establishing medical informatics programs in Brazilian universities and major healthcare facilities... - A certificate program in health informatics: Brazil/USA experienceHeimar F Marin
Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Stud Health Technol Inform 122:800. 2006..Researches conducted by the certificate students were relevant to Brazil's health needs. The goal is to promote better health informatics education, regardless of geographic distribution of students... - Expected number of deaths in the liver transplantation waiting list in the state of São Paulo, BrazilEleazar Chaib
Transpl Int 21:290-1. 2008