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Diseases Neglected by the Media in Espírito Santo, Brazil in 2011–2012
Conclusions Media visibility acts as a strategy for legitimising priorities and contextualizing various realities. Therefore, we propose that the health problems identified should enter the public agenda and begin to be recognized as legitimate demands.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - April 25, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Aline Guio Cavaca Source Type: research

Duration of residence and disease occurrence among refugees and family reunited immigrants: test of the ‘healthy migrant effect’ hypothesis
ConclusionOur analyses of the effect of duration of residence on disease occurrence among migrants imply that, when explaining migrants' advantageous health outcomes, the ruling theory of the HME should be used with caution, and other explanatory models should be included.
Source: Tropical Medicine and International Health - May 30, 2014 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Marie Norredam, Charles Agyemang, Oluf K. Hoejbjerg Hansen, Jørgen H. Petersen, Stine Byberg, Allan Krasnik, Anton E. Kunst Tags: Original Article Source Type: research