Barão do Rio Branco

Rio Grande do Norte

Anemia and micronutrient deficiencies in infants attending at Primary Health Care in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.

The present study investigated the factors associated with anemia and micronutrient deficiencies in a cross-sectional analysis conducted with 150 children aged 11 to 14 months attending at basic health centers in Rio Branco, Acre. Venous blood samples were obtained to assess the occurrence of anemia and deficiencies of iron (ID), vitamin A (VAD), and B12 (VB12D). Multiple Poisson regression mod...

[Anthropogenic air pollution and respiratory disease-related emergency room visits in Rio Branco, Brazil--September, 2005].

Air pollution is a major public health problem in the Amazon forest and in large Brazilian cities. During September of 2005, high concentrations of smoke from biomass burning were observed in the city of Rio Branco. An ecological study was conducted to evaluate the relationship between daily concentrations of particulate matter < 2.5 microm (PM2.5) and the number of respiratory disease (RD)-rel...

Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Norte

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Prevalence of self-reported traffic accidents in Rio Branco, Northern Brazil.

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of self-reported traffic accidents and identify associated factors. METHODS Cross-sectional, population-based study carried out from September 2007 to August 2008, in the urban and rural zones of Rio Branco (Northern Brazil). Data referring to adults (aged 18 to 96 years, n = 1,516) of the inquiry Health and Nutrition of Adults and Children of Rio Branco, ...