How much do smoking and alcohol consumption explain socioeconomic inequalities in head and neck cancer risk?
FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa no Estado de Sao Paulo)[04/12054-9]
FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa no Estado de Sao Paulo)[04/12054-9]
Brazilian Health Ministry
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
In recent years, alcohol consumption has been considered an important public health problem. Ethanol, the alcohol used in beverages, is a drug that affects the central nervous system (CNS) and impairs driving skills and co-ordination, increasing risk of deaths and injuries derived from crashes and road accidents. Consumption of alcoholic beverages ...
Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente (ANAM)
FAPESP[06/59893-0]
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq)
We assessed the quality of fishermen's local ecological knowledge, or LEK, as a potential source of information about coastal ecosystem functioning in the Republic of Guinea. Interviews were conducted by means of partial immersion or repeated surveys at six landing sites. In each site and for each topic, discussions were conducted with 3 to 15 indi...
Background: To investigate the association between cardiovascular risk-factor profile and migraine in the elderly, we evaluated a population sample of ageing men and women (65 years or more) living in a low-income area in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Patients and Methods: We investigated migraine status and cardiovascular profile from a baseline ...
CNPq - Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (Brazilian Research Council)