Revista española de salud pública
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Rev. Esp. Salud Publica · Sep 2013
Historical Article[The eradication of the poliomyelitis in the European Region of the World Health Organization].
Poliomyelitis was considered an important event for the public health since the end of XIX century when this disease became epidemic. As soon as vaccines were available member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) in the European Region started to implement vaccination programmes against polio with an important impact in the incidence in this disease. In May 1988, the World Health Assembly resolution for the global eradication of poliomyelitis was adopted and the mechanisms to oversee the progress in the different WHO Regions were established. ⋯ The European Region was certified polio-free in 2002. Nevertheless, there are still three endemic countries in the world, some others use live attenuated vaccines as well as countries in the Horn of Africa are recently suffering the reintroduction of wild poliovirus. Considering these circumstances, the risk of reintroduction of poliovirus and the generation of outbreaks in the European Region exists, therefore high vaccination coverage against polio and good quality surveillance systems are needed to be guaranteed in every member state.
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Rev. Esp. Salud Publica · May 2012
[User violence towards nursing staff in public hospitals: Murcia, Spain].
The workplace violence has special relevance for the health care workers. Nursing staff is one of the professions most affected by this risk. Our objective is to determine the prevalence during the past year of diverse hostile manifestations by users towards professional hospital nursing staff who depend on the "Servicio Murciano de Salud" [Health Service of Murcia] (SMS), as well as to detect the sociodemographic and occupational workers characteristics associated with higher exposure. ⋯ Although nursing staff is one of the professions most exposed to violence, the risk distribution is not homogeneous. Significant differences were found according to marital status, age, hospital, service, profession, contract type, shift and seniority in the profession.
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Rev. Esp. Salud Publica · Mar 2012
Comparative Study[Cost-effectiveness analysis of maintenance therapy with rituximab in patients with follicular lymphoma responding to induction therapy at the first line].
Maintenance therapy with rituximab for follicular lymphoma (FL) responding to induction at the first-line, significantly increases progression-free survival compared with observation. To estimate the efficiency of this therapeutic option, we performed a cost-effectiveness analysis of maintenance therapy of the follicular lymphoma (FL) that responds to induction in first line, with rituximab, compared with the option of "watch and wait" strategy. ⋯ Compared with observation, rituximab maintenance treatment of the FL that responds to induction therapy in first line, is cost-effective according to the present model.
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Rev. Esp. Salud Publica · Oct 2011
Editorial Biography Historical Article[25 years after the health reform of Ernest Lluch].