Background As observed in several European countries, in the winter of 2011/12 the Portuguese mortality surveillance system detected an excess mortality in elderly population that was concomitant with an influenza epidemic and a cold spell. In order to estimate the impact of specific event contribution a multivariate model was developed. Methods We used an additive Poisson regression model, with mortality rate ...
O estuário do Sado localiza-se na costa Este de Portugal, na península de Setúbal. Estudos ambientais, realizados anteriormente neste local, identificaram várias fontes de contaminação (industrial, fontes antropogénicas não-pontuais e contaminação proveniente do rio), que em conjunto contribuem para a acumulação de sedimentos contaminados e com reconhecidos impactos sobre o sistema ecológico. A população que vi...
Sado River estuary is located in the west coast of Portugal. Previous environmental studies identified industrial contamination, non-point anthropogenic sources and contamination coming from the river, all promoting accumulation of polluted sediments with known impacts on the ecological system. Surrounding human populations have intense economic fishery activities. Together with agriculture, estuary fishing pro...
Background: Smoking is a significant risk factor for several diseases. Social inequalities have been described for tobacco consumption and though to a lesser extend for tobacco cessation. Objectives: Describe sociodemographic factors associated with tobacco consumption and cessation. Methods: Data from the 2005/2006 Portuguese National Health Interview Survey was analysed. A multinomial log-linear model was fit...
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