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Rita de Cassia Ribeiro Silva

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Paixao E, Bottomley C, Pescarini J, Wong K, Cardim L, Silva R, et al.
PLoS Med . 2021 Oct; 18(10):e1003791. PMID: 34637451
Background: There is an increasing use of cesarean delivery (CD) based on preference rather than on medical indication. However, the extent to which nonmedically indicated CD benefits or harms child...
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Coelho R, Melo A, Silva H, Silva R, Alvim Matos S, Barreto M, et al.
Gene . 2021 Feb; 781:145540. PMID: 33631239
Background: Asthma and atopy are considered condition associated with obesity, being affected by genetic and environmental factors. The LEP and ADIPOQ genes, responsible for the expression and secretion of leptin...
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Paixao E, Cardim L, Falcao I, Ortelan N, Silva N, Rocha A, et al.
Int J Epidemiol . 2020 Dec; 50(1):37-38. PMID: 33378472
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Silveira Silva Teixeira C, Pescarini J, Alves F, Nery J, Sanchez M, Teles C, et al.
JAMA Dermatol . 2020 Apr; 156(6):640-648. PMID: 32293649
Importance: Despite progress toward reducing global incidence, leprosy control remains a challenge in low- and middle-income countries. Objective: To estimate new case detection rates of leprosy among household contacts of...
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Gea-Horta T, Silva R, Fiaccone R, Barreto M, Melendez G
Nutr Hosp . 2017 Apr; 34(2):308-314. PMID: 28421783
Introduction: Overweight and obesity in children is an important global problem. Its prevalence is increasing in developed and developing countries. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the...
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Mascarenhas J, Silva R, Assis A, de Jesus Pinto E, Conceicao J, Barreto M
Rev Bras Epidemiol . 2016 May; 19(1):181-93. PMID: 27167659
Objective: Identify the factors associated with asthma symptoms in adolescents. Methods: Cross-sectional study with the participation of 1,176 students between the ages of 11 and 17 years old, in Salvador,...
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Gea-Horta T, Silva R, Fiaccone R, Barreto M, Velasquez-Melendez G
Public Health Nutr . 2016 Apr; 19(15):2725-33. PMID: 27121979
Objective: To estimate factors associated with double burden of nutritional outcomes in the mother-child dyad at the household level (child stunting and/or maternal overweight). Design: Cross-sectional study using the Brazilian...
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de Santana M, Assis A, Silva R, Raich R, Machado M, de Jesus Pinto E, et al.
J Am Coll Nutr . 2015 Apr; 35(2):113-7. PMID: 25866262
Objective: This study identifies the risk factors for extreme weight-control behaviors among adolescents in public school in Salvador, northeastern Brazil. Methods: A case-control study nested to a cross-sectional study, including...
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da Conceicao-Machado M, Santana M, Silva R, Silva L, Pinto E, Couto R, et al.
Rev Bras Epidemiol . 2015 Feb; 18(1):149-56. PMID: 25651018
Objective: This study aimed to identify the seroprevalence of celiac disease in adolescents from public schools in the city of Salvador, Bahia. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with probabilistic...
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Dos Santos N, Fiaccone R, Barreto M, Silva L, Silva R
Cad Saude Publica . 2014 Nov; 30(10):2235-45. PMID: 25388325
The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between eating patterns and body mass index (BMI) in children and adolescents. This is a cross-sectional study of 1,247 male...