Building upon the successes of Countdown to 2015, Countdown to 2030 aims to support
the monitoring and measurement of women's, children's, and adolescents' health in the 81 …

Background Studies have reported an impact of central obesity on people’s health. The
literature is scarce on the effects of waist circumference (WC) on pulmonary function. Our …

Background Several COPD phenotypes have been described; the COPD-asthma overlap is
one of the most recognized. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of three …

A systematic review of the literature was performed in July 2011. Original papers based on
longitudinal studies measuring spine, femoral neck, or total body bone mass by DXA were …

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can affect people's health and wellbeing not only at
the time the ACE is experienced, but also later in life. The majority of studies on ACEs are …

Objective To investigate disparities in full immunization coverage across and within 86 low-and
middle-income countries. Methods In May 2015, using data from the most recent …

In this paper we update the profile of the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study, with
emphasis on a shift of priority from maternal and child health research topics to four main …

Introduction The state of mental health of the population is considered to be an important
and essential component of public health. Depression is the mental disorder with greatest …

All births occurring in Pelotas (N ¼ 5265), from 1 January to 31 December 1993, were
enrolled and 5249 agreed to take part in the longitudinal study. In the original cohort profile [http://…

Background Antenatal depression (AD) is a major public health issue but evidence regarding
its prevalence and associated factors in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) is limited…