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La hepatitis C como un problema de salud pública en México
(2011)
Se reportan resultados de un seminario multidisciplinario que aborda el reconocimiento y construcción de la hepatitis C como problema de salud en México. La prevalencia es de 1.4%. La incidencia se estima en 19 300 nuevos ...
Volatile Substance Misuse in Mexico: Correlates and Trends
(2011)
This paper analyzes volatile substance misuse in Mexico since the 1980s. Data were collected from national household and school surveys, epidemiological surveillance systems, and studies among special populations. Volatile ...
Depressed mood and antisocial behavior problems as correlates for suicide-related behaviors in Mexico
(2011)
Suicide rates in Mexico have been rising steadily for several decades. This study examined the relationship of depressed mood and antisocial behavior problems with thoughts of death, suicide plans and attempts. Data from ...
A cross-national study on Mexico-US migration, substance use and substance use disorders
(2011)
Background: Epidemiologic research has consistently found lower prevalence of alcohol and drug use disorders among Hispanic immigrants to the US than among US-born Hispanics. Recent research has begun to examine how this ...
Influence of mental disorders on school dropout in Mexico
(2011)
Objective. To study the impact of mental disorders on failure in educational attainment in Mexico. Methods. Diagnoses and age of onset for each of 16 DSM-IV disorders were assessed through retrospective self-reports with ...
Prevalence and correlates of 'agua celeste' use among female sex workers who inject drugs in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
(2011)
Background: Agua celeste, or "heavenly water", is the street name for a sky-blue colored solvent reportedly inhaled or ingested to produce an intoxicating effect. Study aims were to (1) describe prevalence of agua celestse ...
Continuum of risky eating behaviors in Mexican adolescents
(2011)
Objective. Determine the relationship between the variables of self-esteem (SE), body dissatisfaction (BD), and body mass index (BMI) in a continuum of risky eating behaviors (REB) that ranges from normal behavior to the ...
Exposure to alcohol, drugs and tobacco and the risk of subsequent suicidality: Findings from the Mexican Adolescent Mental Health Survey
(2011)
Aims: To examine whether the association between prevalence measures of suicidality and substance abuse/dependence among adolescents (1) is attenuated when temporal priority of exposure and outcome are taken into account, ...
Estilos de afrontamiento en pacientes con cáncer testicular en tratamiento y seguimiento; experiencia del Instituto Nacional de Cancerología de México (INCan)
(2011)
Introducción: El cáncer es uno de los principales problemas de salud pública en México. El afrontamiento ante esta enfermedad representa un mecanismo de adaptación o mayor disfunción en el paciente que lo padece. El estudio ...