[Social reproduction of leprosy: a study of patients profile with leprosy in the city of São Paulo].

This study discusses the relationship between work and living conditions among leprosy patients enrolled in the São Paulo municipal public health system in 1996. Social patterns were studied based on the theory of social determination of the health-disease process. The main purpose of the study was to emphasize evidence of the disease determination network, seeking new knowledge to improve public policies on leprosy.

[Evaluating the iron nutritional status of female university students].

A study to evaluate the iron nutritional status was carried out envolving 47 female university students, whose diets contained the average of 72% of the recommented dietary allowances of iron. The results show that, in spite of the low consumption of iron, the concentration of hemoglobin and the value of hematocrit was within the border line of normality. The possibility of the organic iron stores being minimal or absent is discussed.

[Food intake of female university students].

Weighted food intake was the precedure adapted by the authors in order to find aut the nutritional pattern of female university students. The results revealed vitaminic-mineral deficiency (mainly of calcium, iron and thiamine) in relation to the recommended dietary allowances.

[Nursing notes].

Aiming at some uniformity in nursing notes, the authors suggest a few norms on how to write them. This uniformity would help nursing students througout the whole nursing program.

[Applicability of nutrition knowledge by nurses graduated in University of Sao Paulo's Nursing School].

The applicability of nutrition knowledge in nursing it was studied The research covers the nurses graduated in the University of São Paulo's Nursing School, in 1975.

[An Approach to nutritional care].

This work includes an approach to nutritional care and it's activities in nursing assistance.