Publications

geographical variations in the prevalence of hiv infection among drug users receiving ambulatory treatment in spain.	to identify the factors responsible for the regional differences in hiv-positive serostatus among drug users in spain receiving outpatient treatment, the 17 autonomous regions into which spain is divided were classified as high (mean 52%) or low prevalence groups (mean 34%) depending on the prevalence of seropositivity. in regions where the prevalence of positive serostatus was high, unemployment was more markedly associated with hiv infection than in low prevalence regions, while other potentia ...	1993	8505189
radon exposure in uranium mining industry vs. exposure in tourist caves.	there is a fairly general consensus among health physicists and radiation professionals that exposure to radon progeny is the largest and most variable contribution to the population's exposure to natural sources of radiation. however, this exposure is the subject of continuing debate concerning the validity of risk assessment and recommendations on how to act in radon-prone areas. the purpose of this contribution is to situate the radon issue in spain in two very different settings. the first i ...	2004	15367766
[socioeconomic inequalities and health plans in the autonomous communities of spain].	to systematically examine sensitivity to socioeconomic (se) inequalities in the policies formulated in the health plans of the autonomous communities of spain.	2005	16050962
[dialysis and transplant. spain in 2005].	in 2005, renal replace treatment (dialysis and transplant) was necessary for about 40,000 people, without being known the number accurate and either their basic characteristics, such as: time in treatment, modality or treatment changes. the presented data cover the 76% of the spanish population and are the result of the cooperation among technicians of registries, nephrologists and transplant coordinations. 4,125 people started rrt in 2005, the total estimated acceptance rate for renal replaceme ...	2008	18454704
the striking geographical pattern of gastric cancer mortality in spain: environmental hypotheses revisited.	gastric cancer is decreasing in most countries. while socioeconomic development is the main factor to which this decline has been attributed, enormous differences among countries and within regions are still observed, with the main contributing factors remaining elusive. this study describes the geographic distribution of gastric cancer mortality at a municipal level in spain, from 1994-2003.	2009	19737377