[Assessment of the program for use of the monoclonal antibody palivizumab in São Paulo State, Brazil].

This study aimed to assess the program for use of the monoclonal antibody palivizumab in São Paulo State, Brazil. The evaluation adopted the frame of reference proposed by Donabedian, and the data were discussed on the basis of the guidelines from the Ruling on the use of palivizumab in the national network and in the Manual on Standards and Procedures for Vaccination. Sixteen application services in the state were included, with 693 children/mothers enrolled in the program in 2014 (85.

[Demographic and epidemiological characterization of men with prostate cancer].

This study aimed to identify the demographic and epidemiological characteristics of men with prostate cancer, assisted at the Botucatu School Hospital/UNESP between January 1, 2000 and January 31, 2003. The data collected from 78 of 94 medical records included educational level, tobacco use, marital status, year of birth, diagnosis and symptoms. A quantitative method associated with descriptive statistics was used to this purpose.