| [leprosy: identification of an isolated case]. | leprosy is an infrequent disease in spain. 4,714 cases of leprosy was registered in the last national census (1979). the disease is still common in certain regions, such as levant, andalusia, extremadura, canary island and galicia. lepromatous type is more frequent, a typical hallmark of endemies with low activity or characterized by regression. we report a patient affected of borderline lepromatous leprosy with the following characteristics: 1) the only known case in his locality, 2) lack of re ... | 1992 | 1546198 |
| cystic fibrosis in spain: high frequency of mutation g542x in the mediterranean coastal area. | we have determined the frequency of deletion delta f508 and mutation g542x, a nonsense mutation in exon 11 of the cystic fibrosis (cf) gene, in a sample of 400 spanish cf families. mutation g542x represents 8% of the total number of cf mutations in spain, making it the second most common mutation after the delta f508 deletion, which accounts for 48% of cf chromosomes. g542x has a higher frequency in the mediterranean coastal area (14%) and in the canary islands (25%). about 70% of g542x chromoso ... | 1993 | 8454290 |
| 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 |
| [income, percent of women living in rural areas, parity, and breast cancer mortality in spain, 1975-1991]. | the aim of the present study was to analyze breast cancer mortality by provinces in spain during the period 1975-91, and to assess the relationship with the geographical distribution of income level, percent of women living in rural areas and average parity of women in each province. | 1997 | 9064415 |
| a study on ten short tandem repeat systems: african immigrant and spanish population data. | this work presents the results obtained from a genetic-population study for the d1s1656 system in the population of southwest spain (huelva, cádiz and sevilla), spaniards of caucasian origin from north africa (ceuta), as well as in the black central west african and moroccan immigrant populations in spain. the results of a study of the autochtonous population of the canary islands (n=138), and immigrant central west african populations in spain (n=132), obtained for nine short tandem repeat (str ... | 2000 | 10842028 |
| vitamins in spanish food patterns: the eve study. | to describe vitamin intakes in spanish food patterns, identify groups at risk for inadequacy and determine conditioning factors that may influence this situation. | 2001 | 11918471 |
| [prevalence of obesity in spain: results of the seedo 2000 study]. | obesity is a major public health problem in developed countries. it is of key importance to ascertain its magnitude and to identify main groups at risk. in this paper the prevalence of obesity in spanish adult population aged 25-60 is estimated, based on measured height and weight. | 2003 | 12732125 |
| [trends in mortality from ischemic heart disease in 50 spanish provinces]. | ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of cardiovascular mortality and the second most frequent cause in women in spain. it is responsible for 12% and 10%, respectively, of all-cause mortality. our aim was to identify those provinces where recent trends differ significantly from the overall national pattern of decreasing rates in recent years, and where intervention is probably needed. | 2003 | 14519271 |
| [childhood and adolescent obesity in spain. results of the enkid study (1998-2000)]. | obesity is a chronic disease with a complex multifactorial nature which typically begins during childhood and adolescence. it represents one of today's most critical and escalating public health concerns for this segment of the population. the lack of obesity prevalence data at national level prompted the enkid study (1998-2000), which was designed to evaluate the food habits and nutritional status of spanish children and youth. | 2003 | 14678693 |
| measles virus genotype circulation in spain after implementation of the national measles elimination plan 2001-2003. | molecular characterization of measles virus is important for disease surveillance and for monitoring elimination of the virus throughout the world. furthermore, knowledge of genotype distribution in as many countries as possible, is useful for tracing the origin of a strain, especially in countries without endemic measles disease, where most cases are imported. data on genotypes circulating in spain from 1970 to 1997 showed the prevalence of genotypes c1, c2, and d6, with subsequent replacement ... | 2005 | 15543577 |
| [poverty, social exclusion, social capital and health]. | social capital is the social structure which facilitates the actions of individuals, stimulates production and allows for success. poverty maintains basic needs unmet (food, health, autonomy) over time and unvoluntarily. social exclusion does not allow individuals to participate in society. the following dimensions are assessed: financial poverty, social inclusion, employment, health and education. social participation, work integration, empowerment, self-esteem, and personal achievement should ... | 2004 | 15553403 |
| [diabetes mellitus in spain: death rates, prevalence, impact, costs and inequalities]. | describing the situation of diabetes mellitus (dm) in spain from a public health perspective. material and method: manual review of books and other documents on diabetes mellitus in spain was conducted. in addition, a specific research of articles published using mesh terms diabetes mortality, prevalence, incidence, cost, inequalities and spain was conducted in medline through internet (pubmed). minimun basic data set was utilized as source for complication description by communities autonomus. | 2006 | 16539961 |
| epidemiology of obesity in spain. dietary guidelines and strategies for prevention. | obesity is considered a major public health issue in most developed countries nowadays for its wide spread across population groups, as well as its contribution to the development of chronic diseases, particularly cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. available population data in spain from the seedo'2000 study show a prevalence of obesity (bmi > or = 30 kg/m(2)) of 14,5% in adults aged 25-60 years, estimates based on individual measurement of body weight and height. obesity rates are higher amo ... | 2006 | 17243078 |
| the societal costs of intracerebral hemorrhage in spain. | this study estimates the lifetime societal costs associated with incident intracerebral hemorrhage (ich) in spain. an epidemiological model of ich incidence, survival and morbidity was developed using retrospective data from 28 hospitals in andalusia and published data identified in a systematic literature review. data on resource utilization and costs were obtained from five hospitals in the canary islands, whereas cost of outpatient care, informal care and lost productivity were obtained from ... | 2007 | 17437616 |
| municipal distribution of breast cancer mortality among women in spain. | spain has one of the lowest rates of breast cancer in europe, though estimated incidence has risen substantially in recent decades. some years ago, the spanish cancer mortality atlas showed spain as having a heterogeneous distribution of breast cancer mortality at a provincial level. this paper describes the municipal distribution of breast cancer mortality in spain and its relationship with socio-economic indicators. | 2007 | 17488519 |
| epidemiology of hip fracture in the elderly in spain. | to describe the incidence and epidemiological characteristics of hip fracture (hf) in patients aged 65 years or over in the various autonomous regions (ar) of spain from the year 2000 to 2002 and to determine which factors affect in-hospital mortality. | 2008 | 18037366 |
| validation of the geographic position of eper-spain industries. | the european pollutant emission register in spain (eper-spain) is a public inventory of pollutant industries created by decision of the european union. the location of these industries is geocoded and the first published data correspond to 2001. publication of these data will allow for quantification of the effect of proximity to one or more such plant on cancer and all-cause mortality observed in nearby towns. however, as errors have been detected in the geocoding of many of the pollutant foci ... | 2008 | 18190678 |
| geographical variations in the benefit of applying a prioritization system for cataract surgery in different regions of spain. | in spain, there are substantial variations in the utilization of health resources among regions. because the need for surgery differs in patients with appropriate surgical indication, introducing a prioritization system might be beneficial. our objective was to assess geographical variations in the impact of applying a prioritization system in patients on the waiting list for cataract surgery in different regions of spain by using a discrete-event simulation model. | 2008 | 18248668 |
| [development of nephrectomy during the nineteenth century and its introduction into spain]. | after first nephrectomy lumbar made by dr. simon in 1869, the surgical technique was established and the procedure access was followed by several surgeons with initial controversy between the use of the intra or extraperitoneal access. we carried out a review about the evolution of this surgical procedure among xix century and of those who were pioneers with this kind of technique in our country. | 2008 | 18409465 |
| municipal distribution of ovarian cancer mortality in spain. | spain was the country that registered the greatest increases in ovarian cancer mortality in europe. this study describes the municipal distribution of ovarian cancer mortality in spain using spatial models for small-area analysis. | 2008 | 18789142 |
| [mortality related with alcohol in spain and the different autonomous communities of spain in 2004]. | alcohol consumption is associated with great morbidity-mortality rate. the aim of this study is to analyze the mortality that can be attributed to alcohol consumption in spain and in its different autonomous communities during 2004. | 2008 | 19000474 |
| pre-hospital antibiotic treatment and mortality caused by invasive meningococcal disease, adjusting for indication bias. | mortality from invasive meningococcal disease (imd) has remained stable over the last thirty years and it is unclear whether pre-hospital antibiotherapy actually produces a decrease in this mortality. our aim was to examine whether pre-hospital oral antibiotherapy reduces mortality from imd, adjusting for indication bias. | 2009 | 19344518 |
| 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 |
| [cardiovascular risk factors in spain in the first decade of the 21st century, a pooled analysis with individual data from 11 population-based studies: the darios study]. | to estimate the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in individuals aged 35-74 years in 10 of spain's autonomous communities and determine the geographic variation of cardiovascular risk factors distribution. | 2011 | 21397375 |