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Sérgio Fernando Torres de Freitas
Researcher at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Publications - 49
Citations - 981
Sérgio Fernando Torres de Freitas is an academic researcher from Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. The author has contributed to research in topics: Public health & Population. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 48 publications receiving 923 citations.
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Uma abordagem epidemiológica da obesidade
Anelise Rízzolo de Oliveira Pinheiro,Sérgio Fernando Torres de Freitas,Arlete Catarina Tittoni Corso +2 more
TL;DR: The epidemiological aspects of adults overweight and obesity as a considerable problem of public health are emphasized to mediate the consequences and connections of economic policies within the populations.
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Epidemiological aspects of oral health among the elderly in Brazil
TL;DR: The literature review confirmed the poor oral health of the Brazilian elderly population and recommended improved data presentation and methodology in future research in this area.
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Perfil epidemiológico da cárie e do uso e necessidade de prótese na população idosa de Biguaçu, Santa Catarina
TL;DR: O elevado indice CPOD ainda evidencia as precarias condicoes de saude bucal dos idosos, that necessitam de programas assistenciais especificos para que em breve esse quadro epidemiologico se modifique positivamente.
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An epidemiological approach to obesity
Anelise Rízzolo de Oliveira Pinheiro,Sérgio Fernando Torres de Freitas,Arlete Catarina Tittoni Corso +2 more
TL;DR: The nutritional epidemiological picture of Brazil shows a situation that chaims for public health strategies, able to solve the malnutrition and obesity trends in the same attention-model in health, and to mediate the consequences and connections of economic policies within the populations, process of disease and death as discussed by the authors.
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Saúde bucal e o desempenho diário de adultos em Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brasil
Josimari Telino de Lacerda,Josimari Telino de Lacerda,Euclides Ayres de Castilho,Maria Cristina Marino Calvo,Sérgio Fernando Torres de Freitas +4 more
TL;DR: In this paper, an estudo transversal de base populacional realizado in Chapeco, Santa Catarina, Brazil, analisou a relacao entre condicao bucal and qualidade de vida em adultos of 35 a 44 anos de idade (n = 622) and verificou a influencia of: habitos, visita ao dentista, auto-avaliacao da saude and caracteristicas socio-demograficas nesse processo.