Gascon Merlos, Mireia (Date of defense: 2014-07-03)
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs), bisphenol A (BPA) and pthalates may increase the risk of respiratory infections and allergic diseases in infants and the effects might last until, at least, ...
Santamariña Rubio, Elena (Date of defense: 2014-04-10)
Desplazarse es esencial para llevar a cabo las actividades de la vida cotidiana y por tanto, toda la población de un territorio está potencialmente expuesta a sufrir una lesión por tráfico en función ...
Garin Boronat, Olatz (Date of defense: 2013-03-15)
L’objectiu global d’aquesta tesis doctoral va ser identificar les fortaleses i limitacions de les mesures de Qualitat de Vida Relacionada amb la Salut desenvolupades específicament per pacients amb ...
Mueller, Natalie (Date of defense: 2017-09-15)
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 ...
Salas Díaz, Lucas Andrés (Date of defense: 2015-07-09)
Disinfection by-products (DBP) are complex mixtures of toxicants derived from drinking water treatment. Trihalomethanes (THM) and haloacetic acids (HAA) are the most prevalent DBP in chlorinated waters, ...
Gröne, Oliver (Date of defense: 2010-03-19)
Substantial research has been carried out on evaluating the physician-patient interaction and on launching policy initiatives to improve patient-centred care. However, the organizational uptake of ...
Casas Ruiz, Lidia (Date of defense: 2013-04-30)
Background and aims: The immune, respiratory and central nervous system start developing during pregnancy and continue during the first years of life. Therefore, environmental exposures during these ...
Merino Salazar, Pamela Alexandra (Date of defense: 2016-10-11)
El objetivo de esta tesis fue analizar las encuestas de condiciones de trabajo, empleo y salud (ECTES) en América Latina, y elaborar una propuesta para mejorar su comparabilidad. Por un lado, se ...
Triguero Mas, Margarita (Date of defense: 2017-02-14)
This thesis aims at (a) evaluating the association between natural outdoor environments (NOE) and health in adults and potential effect modifiers of this association, and (b) investigating the possible ...
Vives Usano, Marta (Date of defense: 2018-11-26)
Maternal smoking during pregnancy (MSDP) and postnatal secondhand smoking (SHS) are ongoing public health concerns that are associated with adverse child health outcomes, but not much is known about the ...