| [incidence of cancer in spain]. | an estimate is made of the number of cancer cases in spain, broken down according to the part of the body in which the tumors are found and by regions of the country, using the case number/death rate ratio by tumor location, sex and age group obtained from the cancer registry for the population of navarra for the 1980-1984 period and the pertinent specific death rates recorded throughout the different regions of spain in 1985. using this method, a yearly number of 120,858 cases of cancer (71,436 ... | 1990 | 2131588 |
| [intake of pollutants (heavy metals) via total diet at the national level as a whole and in autonomous communities: a new approach]. | as an answer to the request of information on the real intake of pollutants, both who and fao recommend its study through the study of total diet. following their criteria we have determined the contents of arsenic, cadmium, mercury and lead in the total mean spanish diet and in the seventeen autonomous regions, comparing them with the acceptable daily intakes (adi). at the same time it is studied the contribution of the different groups of nutrients to the total pollutant charge. there is no de ... | 1993 | 8341819 |
| 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 |
| [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 |
| [prevalence of dyslipidemia in outpatients of the spanish health service: the hispalipid study]. | we intended to estimate the prevalence of dyslipidemia among patients attending outpatient clinics of the spanish health service. | 2006 | 16987452 |
| [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 |
| manganese in the urban atmosphere: identifying anomalous concentrations and sources. | industrial emissions can raise urban background levels of inhalable mn particles in an order of magnitude above normal, eclipsing the contribution made by natural sources and traffic. | 2011 | 20582636 |