Sensitivity of probabilistic record linkage for reported birth identification: Pró-Saúde Study.

The objective of the study was to evaluate the sensitivity of probabilistic record linkage for reported birth identification. Data from the Pró-Saúde Study cohort population were used comprising technical-administrative staff at a university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1999. A total of 92 records of subjects were linked to the database of the Brazilian Information System on Live Births (SINASC) using RecLink II program.

Progressive massive fibrosis in silica-exposed workers. High-resolution computed tomography findings.

Objective: To evaluate the radiological characteristics of conglomerate masses using high-resolution computed tomography of the chest.

Methods: From among the patients treated between 1986 and 2004 at the Antonio Pedro University Hospital, 75 patients with silicosis and massive fibrosis, most working in the field of sandblasting, were selected for study. These patients were submitted to a clinical evaluation, chest X-ray and high-resolution computed tomography of the chest.