Lean in Health Management: An opportunity to foster the patient’s centrality, respect for professionals and quality in health services
- Authors: Lapão LV
- Publication Year: 2016
- Journal: Acta Médica Portuguesa
Study of the Sociodemographic Factors and Risky Behaviours Associated with the Acquisition of Sexual Transmitted Infections by Foreign Exchange Students in Portugal
- Authors: Borges-Costa J, Castro R, Gravata A
- Publication Year: 2016
- Journal: Acta Médica Portuguesa
- Link: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/viewFile/6692/4910
Sociodemographic Factors and Risky Behaviours Assess sociodemographic factors and risky behaviours associated with sexual transmitted infections it´s essencial to reduce the morbidity of these diseases. Because of that this study aimed to evaluate personal knowledge of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in foreign exchange students in Portugal. The authors used a questionnaire as instrument for data collection […]
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Zika Virus: A Review to Clinicians
- Authors: Ferrinho P, Junior V, Luz K, Parreira R
- Publication Year: 2015
- Journal: Acta Médica Portuguesa
- Link: http://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/6929
Zika virus is a flavivirus related to Dengue virus, yellow fever virus and West Nile virus. It is considered an emerging arbovirus transmitted by mosquitos of the genus Aedes. Its first description took place in 1947 in the Zika Forest in Uganda, isolated on Rhesus monkey used as bait to study the yellow fever virus. […]
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Observational studies in the era of evidence based medicine: Short review on their relevance, taxonomy and designs
- Authors: Fronteira I
- Publication Year: 2013
- Journal: Acta Médica Portuguesa
- Link: http://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/3975
In this review of the literature, we distinguish between experimental and observational studies, highlighting the importance that the later have gained in the era of evidence-based medicine. We further analyze the value of observational studies in light of experimental studies. We present a taxonomy for observational studies based on units of observation and measurement (cross-sectional or longitudinal). We distinguish between descriptive studies and analytical studies.
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Health system in the Health Region of Lisbon and Tagus Valley: beyond health centers and hospitals
- Authors: de Sousa B, Ferrinho P, Nogueira P, Portugal R, Tavares A
- Journal: Acta Médica Portuguesa
- Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Health+System+in+the+Health+Region+of+Lisbon+and+Tagus+Valley%3A+Beyond+Health+Centers+and+Hospitals
INTRODUCTION:
This article describes the economic health complex in the Health Region of Lisbon and the Tagus River.
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