Browsing by Subject "PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH"
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Analysis of latent tuberculosis and mycobacterium avium infection data using mixture models
(BioMed Central, 2006-09-28)Background: Estimation of the frequency of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is difficult in areas with low tuberculosis infection rates and high exposure to non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), including BCG vaccination. ... -
Changes in social inequalities in disability-free life expectancy in Southern Europe: the case of the Basque Country
(Biomed Central, 2014-09-20)Background: Health expectancy is a useful tool to monitor health inequalities. The evidence about the recent changes in social inequalities in healthy expectancy is relatively scarce and inconclusive, and most studies have ... -
Effectiveness of a Multi-Component Smoking Cessation Support Programme (McSCSP) for Patients with Severe Mental Disorders: Study Design
(MDPI, 2014-01)Only a few studies have examined the efficacy and safety of smoking cessation programmes in patients with mental disorders. The aim of this paper is to describe in detail the methodology used in the study as well as the ... -
European economic crisis and health inequities: research challenges in an uncertain scenario
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Self-reported sitting time and physical activity: interactive associations with mental well-being and productivity in office employees
(Biomed Central, 2015-01-31)Background: Little is known about how sitting time, alone or in combination with markers of physical activity (PA), influences mental well-being and work productivity. Given the need to develop workplace PA interventions ... -
The impact of economic crises on social inequalities in health: what do we know so far?
(Biomed Central, 2014-07-25)Since 2008, Western countries are going through a deep economic crisis whose health impacts seem to be fundamentally counter-cyclical: when economic conditions worsen, so does health, and mortality tends to rise. While a ... -
The impact of the Great Recession on mental health and its inequalities: the case of a Southern European region, 1997-2013
(Biomed Central, 2016-01-26)Background: Numerous studies have shown that macroeconomic changes have a great influence on health, prompting different concerns in recent literature about the effects of the current recession. The objetive of the study ... -
The prevalence of diabetes-related complications and multimorbidity in the population with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Basque Country
(Biomed Central, 2014-10-10)Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with a diverse range of pathologies. The aim of the study was to determine the incidence of diabetes-related complications, the prevalence of coexistent chronic conditions ... -
Validation of a Spanish version of the Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR)
(Biomed Central, 2013)[EN]The Revised version of the Fibromyalgia Background The Revised version of the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR) was published in 2009. The aim of this study was to prepare a Spanish version, and to assess its ... -
Why are we fat? Discussions on the socioeconomic dimensions and responses to obesity
(BioMed Cental, 2010-04)This paper draws together contributions to a scientific table discussion on obesity at the European Science Open Forum 2008 which took place in Barcelona, Spain. Socioeconomic dimensions of global obesity, including those ...