Abstract：
:Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) appears to be developing into an acceptable, low-cost and readily-accessible alternative to dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measurements of bone mineral density (BMD) in the detection and management of osteoporosis. Perhaps the major difficulty with their widespread use is that many different QUS devices exist that differ substantially from each other, in terms of the parameters they measure and the strength of empirical evidence supporting their use. But another problem is that virtually no data exist outside of Caucasian or Asian populations. In general, heel QUS appears to be most tested and most effective. Some, but not all heel QUS devices are effective assessing fracture risk in some, but not all populations, the evidence being strongest for Caucasian females > 55 years old, though some evidence exists for Asian females > 55 and for Caucasian and Asian males > 70. Certain devices may allow to estimate the likelihood of osteoporosis, but very limited evidence exists supporting QUS use during the initiation or monitoring of osteoporosis treatment. Likely, QUS is most effective when combined with an assessment of clinical risk factors (CRF); with DXA reserved for individuals who are not identified as either high or low risk using QUS and CRF. However, monitoring and maintenance of test and instrument accuracy, precision and reproducibility are essential if QUS devices are to be used in clinical practice; and further scientific research in non-Caucasian, non-Asian populations clearly is compulsory to validate this tool for more widespread use.
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Salud Publica Mexjournal_title
Salud publica de Mexicoauthors
Hans D,Krieg MAdoi
10.1590/s0036-36342009000700006subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-01-01 00:00:00pages
S25-37eissn
0036-3634issn
1606-7916pii
S0036-36342009000700006journal_volume
51 Suppl 1pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the factors associated with open communication between mental health professionals and parents of patients with intellectual disabilities and other neurodevelopmental disorders. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Cross-sectional survey in 759 mental health professionals. The association between the pattern of...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.21149/11062
更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The present work discusses the problems of atmospheric pollution of three Megacities of Latin America (Mexico City, Sao Paulo and Santiago). The environmental pollution control programs implemented by the Government are revised and the evolution of pollution levels during the period of 1988-1995 at Santiago de Chile a...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In this report the organization and performance of the IMSS-Solidaridad Program of Mexico is described. This program is managed by the Mexican Institute for Social Security, which services 10.5 million inhabitants of the rural underserved areas, with federal government resources in 18 states. This study compares the s...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) and Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS) are the severe and/or fatal clinical manifestations of dengue fever. Epidemics of DHF/DSS occur mainly in the southeast Asian countries where children are seriously affected and high case-fatality ratio is annually reported. Recently significant epidemics ...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The Mexican Ministry of Health requested the National Institute of Public Health to constitute a group of independent, free of conflict-of-interest academic experts on front-of-pack labelling (FOP). This group was instructed to created a positioning paper to contribute to the development of a FOP system for industrial...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.21149/9615
更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In 2014 the Mexican government implemented taxes to reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and nonessential energy-dense foods. In this manuscript, we analyze the scientific evidence linking the consumption of these products to chronic diseases, and summarize the studies that have evaluated the observed a...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.21149/9534
更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish the blood lead concentration and associated risk factors in schoolchildren during 1998 and 2008. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A blood lead screening was conducted in schoolchildren of 6-12 years of age, enrolled in 17 elementary schools of the metropolitan area of Monterrey, México, during 1998 and 200...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether child dietary intake of folate and vitamin B12, is associated with mental and psychomotor development in Mexican children, respectively, at 24 and 30 months of age. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Information about neurodevelopment and dietary intake of folate and vitamin B12 at 24 and 30 months of...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.21149/8581
更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:American trypanosomiasis (Chagas' disease) is becoming a relatively common condition in North America. Diagnosis at the chronic stage depends on demonstration of specific antibodies in body fluids, since parasitologic or pathologic diagnosis is uncertain at this stage. Therefore, standardization of immunodiagnostic te...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The present research is included in the fields of public health, social sciences and gender studies. Its objective is to provide insight into the nursing behaviour of two groups of mothers, their domestic and extra-domestic child care arrangements and their attitudes towards breast-feeding. Thirty-five mothers were se...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To prove the benefit of an educational intervention for controlling LDL cholesterol levels in LDL cholesterol. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A quasi-experimental study was conducted; diabetic patients were randomly allocated to an experimental and a control group. The experimental group consisted of 25 patients and t...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：
更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of cholera patients and patients with diarrhea of different etiology (controls), treated at Mexican Institute of Social Security medical units in northeast Mexico City, from 1995 to 1998. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Cross-sectional analytical study design....
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The effectiveness of vaccines and immunization in the prevention of infectious diseases is one of the greatest successes in medicine. In recent years, with access to cutting edge genomic and proteomic technology, it is possible to accelerate the development of new and improved vaccines with better immunogenicity and s...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1590/s0036-36342009000900012
更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To keep record of the knowledge and use of information of the different food labels on industrialized products in Mexico. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We administered a semi-structured survey-developed by research¬ers free of conflict interestin a subsample of the National Health and Nutrition Survey, 2016. This su...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.21149/8825
更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The main points of encounter and/or differences between two sociomedical analytical models are discussed. Both models have substantially contributed to an integrated perspective on public health. Discussion is focused on the conceptual construction of social processes and the contribution of these social processes on ...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the methods and analyses of the 1999 National Nutrition Survey (NNS-99). MATERIAL AND METHODS:The 1999 National Nutrition Survey (NNS-99) is a probabilistic survey with nationwide representativity. The NNS-99 included four regions and urban and rural areas of Mexico. The last sampling units were ...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1590/s0036-36342003001000012
更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the role of obstetricians and gynaecologists in reproductive public health policies in Argentina. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Combination of quantitative methods (survey, n=467) and qualitative methods (semistructured interview, n=35; focus groups, n=6). RESULTS:The great majority of respondents believe...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1590/s0036-36342008000100009
更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the association between the severity of car accident injuries and the use of safety belts. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The unit of observation and analysis was car drivers in the Mexico-Cuernavaca toll highway. Variables included were those of car drivers, the vehicles and the physical environment at the...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The activities concerning mental health care of psychiatric disorders during more than 50 years of service (1966-2016) at the Children's Psychiatric Hospital "Dr. Juan N. Navarro" (HPI), as well as the progressive development of teaching and research, have contributed to its positioning as a leading institution in med...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 历史文章,杂志文章
doi：10.21149/8514
更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This paper presents some ideas on the relation between personal income and the quantity and quality of education and health. It is suggested that the high degree of inequality in income in Mexico could be attributed to ancestral differences in educative and health care opportunities. In the short run, the desirable de...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This article presents the results of a retrospective analysis of unintentional and intentional injury mortality in México City for the period 1970-1986. The mortality rates and trends were obtained out of 73,197 registered deaths, (according to the 9th revision of the International Disease Classification). Deaths due ...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Lead regulations and standards have resulted in a lower exposure to lead in the general population of the United States of America. This paper highlights some of the know-how developed through lead-containing experiences, particularly regarding lead content in air and water. The availability of a solid and clear scien...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The clinical behavior of dengue fever in Mexico has changed, now with the occurrence of hemorrhagic cases. In response to the emergence of such cases, a specific epidemiologic surveillance system has been designed and implemented. This system includes the means to monitor the factors involved in the evolution of the d...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether the presence of polymorphisms of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma PPARγ (Pro 1 2Ala) and PPARGC1B (Ala203Pro) modifies the association between the inorganic arsenic (iAs) methylation capacity and breast cancer (BC). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Mexican women were interviewed, and...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.21149/spm.v58i2.7791
更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This document summarizes the most relevant epidemiologic characteristics of infant and child mortality in Latin America. The gap in infant mortality rates between Latin America and the developed countries is wide and appears to be increasing. In the developed countries, 980 of each 1000 infants survive to the age of...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Escherichia coli colonizes the human intestinal tract within hours of birth and is considered a non-pathogenic member of the normal intestinal flora. However, there are six pathogenic groups that may produce diarrhea: enterotoxigenic (ETEC), enterohemorrhagic (EHEC), enteroinvasive (EIEC), enteropathogenic (EPEC), ent...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Among primary health care programs, one of those that has the highest benefit/cost ratio is measles immunization. An estimate of cases, complicated cases and deaths that could have occurred if such immunization program would not have been run, and costs of medical care (hospitalization, physician's visits, medical tre...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This article is the first of two parts of a research report on the evolution and magnitude of poverty in Mexico. Herein are presented the methodologies used in both parts and the evolution of poverty. The Poverty Line methodology (PL), in its Standard Basket of Essential Satisfiers version, is succinctly explained. Tw...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The Aedes aegypti was almost eradicate from The Americas in the early sixties but reinfested the Region a few years later, and dengue transmission has become a major health problem. The Americas have been affected by dengue epidemics since the 1970s and hemorrhagic fever is becoming a threat for millions of people liv...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:This research analyzes the direct and indirect relationships among self-motivation, perceived competition and psychological well-being and ill-being. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Data from 491 Spanish college students (299 men and 192 women) who practice sports were collected using a cross-sectional design. Statisti...
journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00
