Face memory deficit in visually impaired children who live in a developing country.

Purpose: The development of face processing abilities is a continuous process reaching maturity in adulthood. To achieve it in plenitude, children must have an adequate visual function. The purpose of this study was to assess how the face memory ability of children with visual impairment living in a developing country compares to those with normal vision in the same setting.

Assessment of everyday functioning in visually impaired children from a developing country1.

Purpose: To assess the functional capabilities and performance in children with visual impairment who live in a developing country.

Methods: This was a case-control study, including binocular and monocular visually impaired children and non-visually disabled controls aged between 4 and 12 years. All participants underwent a basic ophthalmic exam and caregivers answered the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI).

Spatial Approach of Perinatal Mortality in São Paulo State, 2003-2012.

 To identifying spatial patterns in the distribution of perinatal mortality in the state of São Paulo from 2003 to 2012.  An ecological and exploratory study with data on perinatal mortality rates of every thousand live births, which were registered on the digital database containing 645 municipalities in the state of São Paulo within the periods of 2003 to 2007 and 2008 to 2012. The spatial analysis provided Moran's index (MI) and thematic maps of rates, and the Moran maps of both periods were drawn.

Effects of Air Pollutant Exposure on Acute Myocardial Infarction, According to Gender.

Background:: There is evidence of the effects of air pollution on hospital admissions due to cardiovascular diseases, including myocardial infarction.

Objective:: To estimate the association between exposure to air pollutants and hospital admissions due to myocardial infarction according to gender, between January 1st 2012 and December 31st 2013, in São Jose dos Campos-SP.

Methods:: An ecological time series study was carried out with daily data of admissions due to AMI, pollutants CO, O3, PM10, SO2, and NO2, according to gender.

Indidence of tuberculosis in children in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, under spatial approach.

The aim of this study was to identify spatial patterns in the incidence of childhood tuberculosis in cities in the state of São Paulo. An ecological and exploratory study was carried with data on new cases of tuberculosis in children 0 to 14 years old for the period 2001 to 2005 and from 2006 to 2010, obtained from DATASUS. Data of the population of this age group were collected and raised rates per 100 000 inhabitants.