Revista latino-americana de enfermagem
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Rev Lat Am Enfermagem · Aug 2016
Living arrangements of the elderly and the sociodemographic and health determinants: a longitudinal study.
to describe the sociodemographic characteristics and the number of morbidities in the elderly, according to the dynamics of living arrangements and evaluate the sociodemographic and health determinants of the living arrangements. ⋯ los factores determinantes de la acomodación domiciliaria fueron el sexo y la ingreso mensual, siendo que las variables capacidad funcional y número de enfermedades concomitantes, no estuvieron asociadas al resultado analizado.
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to identify the difficulties in diagnosing and treating neuropathic pain caused by leprosy and to understand the main characteristics of this situation. ⋯ we noted difficulties in diagnosing neuropathic pain for leprosy in that almost half of the patients that were studied had not had their pain diagnosed. We attributed this to some factors such as the non-adoption of the appropriate protocols which led to inadequate diagnosis and treatment that overlooked the true picture.
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Rev Lat Am Enfermagem · Aug 2016
Building sustainability indicators in the health dimension for solid waste management.
to prepare a list of sustainability indicators in the health dimension, for urban solid waste management. ⋯ los indicadores propuestos pueden ayudar tanto en la identificación de datos actualizados en este sector, como también para ampliar las discusiones de las políticas de salud ambiental, dirigidas no solamente para residuos sólidos urbanos pero también para alcanzar mejores condiciones de salud en el contexto de la realidad brasileña actual.