Among the 45,204 live births in Birmingham in the three calendar years 1981-3, there were 218 postneonatal deaths, giving a postneonatal mortality rate of 4.82 per 1000 live births. Postneonatal mortality rates were 4.22 for whites, 5.91 for Asians (relative risk 1.26, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.04 to 1.53) and 8.20 for Afro-Caribbeans (relative risk 1.78, 95% CI 1.25 to 2.55). Among Asians...

To investigate hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection rates among isolated African-descendant communities in Central Brazil, 947 subjects were interviewed about demographic characteristics in all 12 isolated Afro-descendant communities existing in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Central Brazil, between March 2002 and November 2003. Blood samples were collected and sera were tested for HAV antibodie...

INTRODUCTION Y chromosome STR haplotypes have been widely used in population studies to establish the origin of diverse populations. OBJECTIVE We analyzed Y chromosome STR haplotypes (8 loci) in 134 Caucasian-mestizo and 137 African-descent Colombian unrelated individuals to correlate the geographical origin with historical data as well as the genetic relationships and possible admixture patt...

Este texto trata de observações e notas recentes inéditas sobre a relação da arte produzida por afrodescendentes seus mecanismos institucionalidade. De outro modo, são abordados itinerários que se cruzam com minha própria trajetória na Escola Belas Artes Universidade Federal do Rio Janeiro, frente à rara convivência pessoas racializadas metodologias história invisibilizadoras dos artistas afro-...

Background: This research was designed to establish the posteroanterior (PA) radiograph norms for Iranian adult population. It also aims to distinguish any possible differences between genders. Finally, it will compare these norms with the norms of other populations. Materials and Method: The population enrolled in the study was 60 Iranians aged between 18 and 45 years. Those included in the st...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the oral health status of 18-year-old Iranians in relation to their gender, place of residence and level of education. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Thirty-three calibrated examiners in 2002 collected data as part of a national survey, according to World Health Organization criteria for sampling and clinical diagnoses, across 28 provinces. The study sample was 4,448; male: 2,0...