Publications by authors named "Joaquin Pereira Candel"

Background And Objective: Burden of disease (DALYs) can help define health priorities. Our objective was to assess DALYs of those illnesses most important in Spanish children and teenagers.

Material And Method: We calculated DALYs components (YLL, YLD) by age groups and sex.

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Background: We decided to assess the health problems of internationally adopted children in Spain.

Patients And Methods: Retrospective study of 135 medical records from the Hospital Niño Jesus, Madrid. The prevalence of malnutrition, anemia, parasitosis and other acquired and congenital diseases was studied.

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