Objective: To assess the quality of life (QOL) of patients with end-stage chronic kidney disease (on dialysis or who have received a kidney transplant). Methods: A cross-sectional...

Objective - The objective of this study was to estimate the association between certain characteristics of the residential environment and obesity, after adjusting for age, sex, and...

Background - As life expectancy increases, there are growing expectations that older adults will remain actively engaged in society, particularly in the labor market. However, social...

Introduction - The 2008 Household Survey on Disability and Health provides a basis for analyzing social inequalities in health through various self-reported indicators: perceived health,...

Introduction - Social disadvantage indicators enable routine monitoring of health inequalities. This study defines an indicator and assesses its association with mortality by cause of...

While ciguatera is little known in northern latitudes, this foodborne illness remains a persistent public health problem with significant economic consequences for several tropical...

The purpose of this article is to provide a framework for explaining how reports of cancer clusters emerge, to outline the investigative approach, and to highlight its limitations,...

Enterobacter sakazakii is an opportunistic bacterium responsible for serious infections, particularly in premature or low-birth-weight newborns: necrotizing enterocolitis, sepsis, or...

Introduction - The National Confidential Survey on Maternal Mortality (ENCMM) aims to compile data on all maternal deaths in order to draw general conclusions about the quality of care....