| [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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| [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 |
| [analysis of the formulation of policies on aging in plans for social and health care and care of the elderly in autonomous communities in spain]. | to describe and compare the formulation of policies on aging in the autonomous communities of spain available in 2002. | 2006 | 16942717 |
| 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 |