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Estimación del coste social del consumo de drogas ilegales en Catalunya
(2020-07-14)
Worldwide, as well as in Spain, the use of illegal drugs is among the major contributors to the global burden of disease. Quantifying the costs that illegal drugs impose on society is key in terms of decision-making. The ...
A large outbreak of COVID-19 linked to an end of term trip to Menorca (Spain) by secondary school students in summer 2021
(2023-02-03)
Background: An outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) occurred in young people from Catalonia (Spain) who travelled to Menorca (Spain) in summer 2021. This outbreak appeared when governments ...
Atenció a les drogodependències a Catalunya l’any 2017
(2019-05)
ABSTRACT. Introduction. In our society drug use is associated
with a high burden of morbidity and mortality.1
Several indicators
are agreed at EU level for epidemiological surveillance.2
Data on
trends in substance ...
Implementing training and support, financial reimbursement, and referral to an internet-based brief advice program to improve the early identification of hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption in primary care (ODHIN): study protocol for a cluster randomized factorial trial
(2013-01-24)
Background: The European level of alcohol consumption, and the subsequent burden of disease, is high compared to the rest of the world. While screening and brief interventions in primary healthcare are cost-effective, in ...
Rol de la calidad de vida en el consumo de riesgo de alcohol: ¿debe ser una variable más relevante en cualquier investigación en este campo
(2018-07-13)
Using basal data from EFAR-Spain (A randomised controlled non-inferiority trial of primary care-based facilitated access to an alcohol reduction website) we explored the relationship between quality of life (QoL, as evaluated ...
Pneumònia bacteriana adquirida a la comunitat per Legionel·la al Vallès (2010-2017)
(2019-08)
Introduction: The epidemiology of Legionella Community-Acquired Pneumonia (L-CAP) in Vallès County during the period 2010-2017 is analysed. Methods and results. The incidence and mortality of L-CAP in Vallès County and in ...
Eliminación de la hepatitis C: documento de posicionamiento de la Asociación Española para el Estudio del Hígado (AEEH)
(2019-11)
The Spanish Association for the Study of the Liver (AEEH)
is convinced that the elimination of hepatitis C virus (HCV)
in Spain is possible as long as we are able to use the resources and tools necessary for it. This ...
SARS-CoV-2 Catalonia contact tracing program: evaluation of key performance indicators
(2022-07-20)
Background: Guidance on SARS-CoV-2 contact tracing indicators have been recently revised by international public health agencies. The aim of the study is to describe and analyse contact tracing indicators based on Catalonia’s ...
Resultados y retos en salud pública ante la alerta por Ébola: una perspectiva desde Cataluña
(2017-03)
The Ebola outbreak in Guinea Conakry was notified to the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2014. It is the most complex Ebola outbreak to date, affecting Guinea Conakry as well as the surrounding countries and with ...
Impact of primary healthcare providers' initial role security and therapeutic commitment on implementing brief interventions in managing risky alcohol consumption: a cluster randomised factorial trial
(2016-07-16)
Background: Brief interventions in primary healthcare are cost-effective in reducing drinking problems but poorly implemented in routine practice. Although evidence about implementing brief interventions is growing, knowledge ...