Curto Tirado, Ariadna (Date of defense: 2019-03-01)
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 ...
Continente Garcia, Xavier (Date of defense: 2016-10-18)
El sobrepeso y la obesidad infantojuvenil es uno de los principales problemas de salud pública en el siglo XXI debido principalmente a su elevada prevalencia a nivel mundial y al alto impacto que puede ...
Morrison Esteve, Joana (Date of defense: 2015-06-05)
Las ciudades están densamente pobladas y ofrecen una diversidad cultural, religiosa, étnica, y de costumbres. Suele estar dividida por demarcaciones socioeconómicas. Las desigualdades en el desarrollo ...
Rojas Rueda, David (Date of defense: 2013-05-24)
Introduction Interventions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change can involve co-benefits of health, with special active transportation policies (including walking, cycling ...
Kubesch, Nadine Janet (Date of defense: 2015-07-16)
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 ...
Duran Jordà, Xavier (Date of defense: 2014-03-07)
En un contexto de envejecimiento de la población activa y de implantación de medidas de retraso de la jubilación, la presente tesis estudia la relación entre las condiciones de empleo a través de las ...
Arribas-Ibar, Elisabet (Date of defense: 2016-12-16)
In Catalonia certain gaps of knowledge about health consequences related to contextual factors of illegal drug use have been identified and there is the need to assess health prevention activities ...
Avila-Palencia, Ione (Date of defense: 2018-11-21)
Urban environments are very complex systems with a myriad of factors intricately related. Built environment, transport, physical activity and sedentary behaviours, air pollution, and social contacts and ...
Ollé Espluga, Laia (Date of defense: 2015-10-15)
This dissertation aims to describe the main processes leading to interaction between safety representatives and workers and the factors influencing it, as well as analysing its effects. Adopting a ...
Arechavala Roe, Teresa (Date of defense: 2018-11-08)
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 ...