Universitat Pompeu Fabra
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El objetivo es analizar la evolución de las desigualdades socioeconómicas en mortalidad en los barrios de Barcelona, considerando los cambios poblacionales ocurridos. Se realizaron 3 estudios. Una revisión del uso del ...
El objetivo principal de esta tesis es estimar la prevalencia de exposición al humo ambiental de tabaco (HAT) en la población infantil y caracterizar la exposición en casa. Para ello, se han diseñado 4 estudios a partir ...
The aims of this thesis are: 1) to evaluate the performance of low-cost air quality monitors to monitor long-term exposure in rural areas from low- and middle-income countries; 2) to identify the determinants of personal ...
Past and present uses of DDT and pyrethroids have led to their incorporation into humans, mainly through the food chain and sometimes by direct exposure. The present work focuses on establishing the levels of DDT, its ...
The current doctoral thesis aims to know which individual and contextual factors determine risky alcohol consumption among adolescents, and concretely, to study the differences of consumption between rural and urban areas ...
The aim of this dissertation was to analyse social and geographical inequalities in mortality in Ecuador, correcting the potential deficiencies found in the mortality registry. For this purpose, four studies were developed. ...
The last century has been marked by perhaps the greatest demographic transition in human history. The processes related thereto, such as rapid urbanization and population ageing, pose a major public health concern, and ...
Exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) has been associated with adverse health outcomes. Physical activity (PA) in polluted air may increase pollutant uptake and hence affect health. The main aim of this thesis ...
Urbanization processes are ongoing. Some aspects of urban life such as a sedentary lifestyle, the risk of traffic incidents, high levels of air pollution, noise and heat, and a lack of green spaces can have detrimental ...
The rapid increase in urbanization underscores the need for healthy urban environments. Presently, European cities experience high levels of air pollution, noise, lack of green spaces, and increased local temperatures, all ...
Harm reduction is a set of programs and interventions that aim to reduce health and social harms of drug use. The Barcelona model aims to maximize access to harm reduction services and to integrate them with treatment ...
Esta tesis contribuye a la literatura analizando los efectos causales que el estado de salud tiene sobre la participación laboral en la población en edad de trabajar. De este modo, analiza los efectos que un deterioro en ...
Esta tesis doctoral está basada en el estudio de los factores determinantes de la duración de la incapacidad temporal por contingencia común (ITcc). Se examina la variabilidad geográfica de la duración de la ITcc entre ...
Este estudio cualitativo, exploratorio y descriptivo en cinco ciudades examina las condiciones de trabajo, los riesgos, los factores influyentes y los efectos en salud experimentados por trabajadores inmigrantes en España. ...
Objective: To compare health status (sub-study 1), sleep health (sub-study 2) and health care use (sub-study 3) between the Spanish population and immigrants from the seven leading countries in terms of number of immigrants; ...
On the 50th anniversary of the creation of the first medicines information center, the core of this PhD Thesis offers an insider perspective and provides several examples of independent drug information, with a focus on ...
Several studies have showed that the occupants of damp or mouldy buildings have an increased risk of respiratory symptoms, respiratory infections and exacerbation of asthma. However, information on the school environment ...
L'objectiu de la tesi és explorar les desigualtats geogràfiques, de gènere i de posició socioeconòmica en la prevalença de la discapacitat visual i ceguesa. La tesi consta de 3 articles que analitzen cadascuna de les ...
This PhD research has three main aims: first, to design a conceptual framework for studying health inequalities amongst women who are mothers; secondly, to describe inequalities in health and health behaviours between ...
Colombia está sufriendo una transición epidemiológica que deriva en cambios significativos en los patrones de morbilidad y mortalidad. Las consecuencias de esta transición pueden estar recayendo de manera más significativa ...
