Gaceta sanitaria
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To analyse the reliability of the obtained results in the identification of cases of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diagnosed in the medical records of the emergency rooms of the
of Valencia, Spain. ⋯ The consistency of the results is good for both observers, but better for the first observer, particularly for asthma. For the COPD category the results are more homogeneous, showing a good concordance for both observers. The results for the inter-observer study also show a good reliability. -
To evaluate the association between nosocomial infections (NI) and the mortality of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients, adjusting for the effect on mortality of other predictive variables. ⋯ The association between NI and mortality, adjusting for other prognostic factors for mortality, is confirmed.
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Letter Comparative Study
[Prison environment, HIV/AIDS and health promotion].