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Djalma Agripino de Melo Filho
Researcher at Federal University of Pernambuco
Publications - 16
Citations - 413
Djalma Agripino de Melo Filho is an academic researcher from Federal University of Pernambuco. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population statistics & Infant mortality. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 16 publications receiving 371 citations.
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Living conditions and occupational organization associated with common mental disorders
TL;DR: Lower education level and income, exclusion from the law regulated labor market, and social class structure produce stressful situations increasing CMD.
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Living conditions and infant mortality: intra-urban differentials in Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil
Maria José Bezerra Guimarães,Neusa Maria Marques,Djalma Agripino de Melo Filho,Célia Landman Szwarcwald +3 more
TL;DR: In general, an inverse relationship was found between infant mortality and living conditions in clusters from Recife, revealing inequalities that are disguised when coefficients are expressed as averages for the entire city.
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Physical abuse of older people reported at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil
Marcella de Brito Abath,Márcia Carréra Campos Leal,Djalma Agripino de Melo Filho,Ana Paula de Oliveira Marques +3 more
TL;DR: This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the profile of physical abuse against older people who underwent forensic examination at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil, and described according to characteristics of the incident, victim, and aggressor.
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The microcephaly epidemic and Zika virus: building knowledge in epidemiology.
Maria de Fátima Pessoa Militão de Albuquerque,Wayner Vieira de Souza,Thália Velho Barreto de Araújo,Maria Cynthia Braga,Demócrito de Barros Miranda Filho,Ricardo Arraes de Alencar Ximenes,Djalma Agripino de Melo Filho,Carlos Alexandre Antunes de Brito,Sandra Valongueiro,Ana Paula Lopes de Melo,Sinval Pinto Brandão Filho,Celina Maria Turchi Martelli +11 more
TL;DR: The knowledge built with the epidemiological paradigm was supported by the scientific community, thereby establishing the consensus for a causal relationship between ZIKV and the microcephaly epidemic.