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Biography

Dr. Bastos holds a Masters and a PhD in epidemiology. He completed his PhD at the Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil, in 2010, focused on measuring self-reported discrimination in Brazilian adults. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Public Health, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Dr. Bastos is an expert on the health effects of racial and non-racial discrimination in Brazil. In particular, he was lead author of the first systematic review of scales to measure racial discrimination as a determinant of health, published in Social Science & Medicine. Dr. Bastos has also published work on conceptual and methodological issues in assessing perceived discrimination according to an intersectional perspective, as well as on the association between discrimination and health, using a unique three-stage approach. He has published 93 peer-reviewed journal articles, 6 book chapters and 1 monograph on measuring discrimination and health in Brazil. Dr. Bastos is an invited reviewer for 13 Brazilian and international peer-reviewed journals. He serves as an Associate Editor for the two largest Brazilian public health journals, namely Cadernos de Saúde Pública and Revista de Saúde Pública. In addition, he has also served as a reviewer for the Brazilian National Council for Technological and Scientific Development, as well as the Brazilian Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Level Personnel. As of December 7 2017, Dr. Bastos has 700 Scopus citations across all of his publications, with a Scopus H index of 15, and a Google Scholar H index of 26.

Activities

Employment (1)

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina: Florianopolis, SC, BR

2010-08-16 to present | Associate Professor of Public Health (Department of Public Health)
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Education and qualifications (1)

Universidade Federal de Pelotas: Pelotas, RS, BR

2007-03-01 to 2010-07-15 | Ph.D. in Epidemiology
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Professional activities (2)

Brazilian Public Health Association: Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BR

2018-01-02 to present
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International Epidemiological Association: Chicago, IL, US

2016-03-01 to present
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Works (50 of 82)

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A Global Perspective of Racial–Ethnic Inequities in Dental Caries: Protocol of Systematic Review

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2022-01 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Sonia Nath; Sneha Sethi; Joao Bastos; Helena Mendes Constante; Kostas Kapellas; Dandara Haag; Lisa M. Jamieson
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Discrimination, gender and self-reported aesthetic problems among Brazilian Adults

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85040659972

Contributors: Baumgarten, A.; Bastos, J.L.; Toassi, R.F.C.; Hilgert, J.B.; Hugo, F.N.; Celeste, R.K.
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Discrimination, Harassment, and Gendered Health Inequalities: Do Perceptions of Workplace Mistreatment Contribute to the Gender Gap in Self-reported Health?

Journal of Health and Social Behavior
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85044967377

Contributors: Harnois, C.E.; Bastos, J.L.
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Health care barriers, racism, and intersectionality in Australia

Social Science and Medicine
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85019149559

Contributors: Bastos, J.L.; Harnois, C.E.; Paradies, Y.C.
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Racial Inequalities in Oral Health

Journal of Dental Research
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85049902255

Contributors: Bastos, J.L.; Celeste, R.K.; Paradies, Y.C.
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Socio-economic life course and obesity among adults in Florianopolis, southern Brazil,Trayectoria socioeconómica y obesidad en adultos de Florianópolis, sur de Brasil

Gaceta Sanitaria
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85016507630

Contributors: Wagner, K.J.P.; Bastos, J.L.; Navarro, A.; Boing, A.F.
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Sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of obese students with sleep problems in Southern Brazil,Características sociodemográfi cas e comportamentais de escolares com obesidade e problemas de sono no Sul do Brasil

Revista de Nutricao
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85054834240

Contributors: de Lima, T.R.; Zanelatto, C.; Bastos, J.L.; de Vasconcelos, F.A.G.; Silva, D.A.S.
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Socioeconomic status in childhood and obesity in adults: A population-based study

Revista de Saude Publica
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85046150108

Contributors: Wagner, K.J.P.; Bastos, J.L.D.; Navarro, A.; Gonzalez-Chica, D.A.; Boing, A.F.
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Trends in dental caries rates over 45 years (1971–2016) among schoolchildren in Florianópolis, southern Brazil

International Dental Journal
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85028951135

Contributors: Paganelli, A.P.D.; Mendes Constante, H.; Sala, F.S.; Bainha, C.C.; Borges, Á.L.S.; Bastos, J.L.; Peres, M.A.
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Anthropometric measures change and incidence of high blood pressure levels among adults: A populationbased prospective study in Southern Brazil

Journal of Hypertension
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84988557298

Contributors: Silva, R.C.B.; Da Silva, D.A.; Bastos, J.L.D.; Peres, K.G.; Peres, M.; Gonzalez-Chica, D.A.
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Association between socioeconomic and physical/built neighborhoods and disability: A systematic review

Preventive Medicine
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85013836441

Contributors: Danielewicz, A.L.; dos Anjos, J.C.; Bastos, J.L.; Boing, A.C.; Boing, A.F.
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Association of adverse oral health outcomes with socioeconomic inequalities and dental needs in brazilian adolescents,A associação entre desfechos adversos de saúde bucal e desigualdades socioeconômicas e necessidades odontológicas em adolescents brasileiro,La asociación entre resultados adversos de salud bucal y desigualdades socioeconómicas y necesidades odontológicas en adolescents brasileños

Cadernos de Saude Publica
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85020798212

Contributors: Figueiredo, D.R.; Bastos, J.L.; Peres, K.G.
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Classificatory volatility and (In)consistency of racial inequality,Volatilidade classificatória e a (In)consistência da desigualdade racial,Volatilidad clasificatoria y la (In)consistencia de la desigualdad racial

Cadernos de Saude Publica
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85020008262

Contributors: Muniz, J.O.; Bastos, J.L.
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Describing numerical variables: Which are the most appropriate parameters to describe the data?

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85042304085

Contributors: Duquia, R.P.; González-Chica, D.A.; Bastos, J.L.; Martínez-Mesa, J.; Bonamigo, R.R.
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Interpersonal discrimination and markers of adiposity in longitudinal studies: a systematic review

Obesity Reviews
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85019990835

Contributors: Bernardo, C.D.O.; Bastos, J.L.; González-Chica, D.A.; Peres, M.A.; Paradies, Y.C.
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Sociodemographic characteristics of indigenous population according to the 2000 and 2010 brazilian demographic censuses: A comparative approach,Características sociodemográficas de indígenas en los censos Brasileños de 2000 y 2010: Un enfoque comparativo,Características sociodemográficas de indígenas nos censos Brasileiros de 2000 e 2010: Uma abordagem comparativa

Cadernos de Saude Publica
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85020033044

Contributors: Bastos, J.L.; Santos, R.V.; Cruz, O.G.; de Barros Longo, L.A.F.; Da Silva, L.O.
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To extract or to restore the tooth? Color/race and clinical decision making among undergraduate dental students from Southern Brazil

Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clinica Integrada
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85029062496

Contributors: Schroeder, F.C.; Bastos, J.L.; Constante, H.M.; Kovaleski, D.F.; Boing, A.F.; de Freitas, S.F.T.
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Epidemiologic situation of tuberculosis in Rio Grande do Sul: An analysis about Sinan’s data between 2003 and 2012 focusing on indigenous peoples,Situação epidemiológica da tuberculose no Rio Grande do Sul: Uma análise com base nos dados do Sinan entre 2003 e 2012 com foco nos povos indígenas

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84995538956

Contributors: Mendes, A.M.; Bastos, J.L.; Bresan, D.; Leite, M.S.
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Mediators between education and dental pain: A cross-sectional study to assess the role of dental services utilization

European Journal of Oral Sciences
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84953838924

Contributors: Constante, H.M.; Peres, M.A.; Schroeder, F.C.; Bastos, J.L.
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Multidimensional indices of clinical oral conditions from a population perspective: A systematic review

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84961062718

Contributors: Figueiredo, D.D.R.; Bastos, J.L.; Silva, L.; Peres, K.G.
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Oral health in the agenda of priorities in public health

Revista de saude publica
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85013687250

Contributors: Antunes, J.L.; Toporcov, T.N.; Bastos, J.L.; Frazão, P.; Narvai, P.C.; Peres, M.A.
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Sampling: How to select participants in my research study?

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84978378806

Contributors: Martínez-Mesa, J.; González-Chica, D.A.; Duquia, R.P.; Bonamigo, R.R.; Bastos, J.L.
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Validity of periodontitis screening questions in a Brazilian adult population-based study

Brazilian oral research
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85021853560

Contributors: Ramos, R.Q.; Bastos, J.L.; Peres, M.A.
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Assessing mediators between discrimination, health behaviours and physical health outcomes: a representative cross-sectional study

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84945436598

Contributors: Bastos, J.L.; Celeste, R.K.; Silva, D.A.S.; Priest, N.; Paradies, Y.C.
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Discrimination and common mental disorders of undergraduate students of the universidade federal de santa catarina,Discriminação e sofrimento psíquico de graduandos da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84938891644

Contributors: De Souza, M.V.C.; Lemkuhl, I.; Bastos, J.L.
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Epidemiology of high blood pressure among the Kaingang people on the Xapecó Indigenous Land in Santa Catarina State, Brazil, 2013,Epidemiologia da hipertensão arterial em indígenas Kaingang, Terra Indígena Xapecó, Santa Catarina, Brasil, 2013,Epidemiología de la hipertensión en los indígenas Kaingang, Tierra Indígena Xapecó, Santa Catarina, Brasil, 2013

Cadernos de Saude Publica
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84924338198

Contributors: Bresan, D.; Bastos, J.L.; Leite, M.S.
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Moderators of the association between discrimination and alcohol consumption: Findings from a representative sample of Brazilian university students,Moderadores da associação entre padrão de consumo de álcool e discriminação: Resultados de uma amostra representativa de universitários brasileiros

Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84938256787

Contributors: Coelho, I.Z.; Bastos, J.L.; Celeste, R.K.
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Parity of indigenous and non-indigenous women in Brazil: Does the reported number of children born depend upon who answers national census questions?

PLoS ONE
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84928807925

Contributors: Santos, R.V.; Bastos, J.L.; Cruz, O.G.; De Barros Longo, L.A.F.; Flowers, N.M.; De Oliveira Martins Pereira, N.
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Test of association: Which one is the most appropriate for my study?

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84943753277

Contributors: Gonzalez-Chica, D.A.; Bastos, J.L.; Duquia, R.P.; Bonamigo, R.R.; Martínez-Mesa, J.
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Tooth loss is associated with severe cognitive impairment among older people: Findings from a population-based study in Brazil

Aging and Mental Health
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84937024419

Contributors: Peres, M.A.; Bastos, J.L.; Watt, R.G.; Xavier, A.J.; Barbato, P.R.; Dorsi, E.
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Age, class and race discrimination: Their interactions and associations with mental health among Brazilian university students,discriminação de idade, classe e raça: Suas interações e associações com saúde mental em estudantes universitários brasileiros

Cadernos de Saude Publica
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84893326143

Contributors: Bastos, J.L.; Barros, A.J.D.; Celeste, R.K.; Paradies, Y.; Faerstein, E.
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Field work I: Selecting the instrument for data collection

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84909957616

Contributors: Bastos, J.L.; Duquia, R.P.; González-Chica, D.A.; Mesa, J.M.; Bonamigo, R.R.
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Mid-point for open-ended income category and the effect of equivalence scales on the income-health relationship

Revista de Saude Publica
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84895182639

Contributors: Celeste, R.K.; Bastos, J.L.
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Oral health in the EpiFloripa: A prospective study of adult health in Southern Brazil,Saúde bucal no EpiFloripa: Estudo prospectivo das condições de saúde de adultos de Florianópolis, Sul do Brasil

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84902119563

Contributors: Peres, M.A.; Peres, K.G.; Boing, A.F.; Bastos, J.L.; Silva, D.A.; González-Chica, D.A.
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Presenting data in tables and charts

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84899410583

Contributors: Duquia, R.P.; Bastos, J.L.; Bonamigo, R.R.; González-Chica, D.A.; Martínez-Mesa, J.
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Sample size: How many participants do i need in my research?

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84904744327

Contributors: Martínez-Mesa, J.; González-Chica, D.A.; Bastos, J.L.; Bonamigo, R.R.; Duquia, R.P.
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Social determinants of health and dental caries in Brazil: A systematic review of the literature between 1999 and 2010,Determinantes sociais da saúde e cárie dentária no Brasil: Revisão sistemática da literatura no período de 1999 a 2010

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84910677917

Contributors: Boing, A.F.; Bastos, J.L.; Peres, K.G.; Antunes, J.L.F.; Peres, M.A.
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Trends in dental caries among Brazilian schoolchildren: 40 years of monitoring (1971-2011)

International Dental Journal
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84905122484

Contributors: Constante, H.M.; Souza, M.L.; Bastos, J.L.; Peres, M.A.
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Access to medicines in the public sector: Analysis of users of the Brazilian Unified National Health System,Acesso a medicamentos no setor público: Análise de usuários do Sistema Único de Saúde no Brasil

Cadernos de Saude Publica
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84876036555

Contributors: Boing, A.C.; Bertoldi, A.D.; Boing, A.F.; Bastos, J.L.; Peres, K.G.
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Diagnostic validity of self-reported oral health outcomes in population surveys: Literature review,Validade diagnóstica de agravos bucais autorreferidos em inquéritos populacionais: Revisão da literatura

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84893630069

Contributors: Ramos, R.Q.; Bastos, J.L.; Peres, M.A.
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Erratum to: One of the most used epidemiological designs: Cross-sectional study [volume 17, issue 4],Erratum para: Um dos delineamentos mais empregados em epidemiologia: Estudo transversal [volume 17, número 4]

Scientia Medica
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84880976032

Contributors: Bastos, J.L.D.; Duquia, R.P.
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Gender and racial inequalities in trends of oral cancer mortality in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Revista de Saude Publica
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84888856763

Contributors: Antunes, J.L.F.; Toporcov, T.N.; Biazevic, M.G.H.; Boing, A.F.; Bastos, J.L.
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Inequalities in self-rated oral health in adults

Revista de Saude Publica
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84890698234

Contributors: Luchi, C.A.; Peres, K.G.; Bastos, J.L.; Peres, M.A.
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Inequalities in self-rated oral health in adults.

Revista de saúde pública
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84925380205

Contributors: Luchi, C.A.; Peres, K.G.; Bastos, J.L.; Peres, M.A.
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Systematic review of epidemiological studies on interpersonal discrimination and mental health,Revisão sistemática dos estudos epidemiológicos sobre discriminação interpessoal e saúde mental

Cadernos de Saude Publica
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84875491969

Contributors: Goto, J.B.; Couto, P.F.M.; Bastos, J.L.
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T he role of potential mediators in racial inequalities in tooth loss: The Prõ-Saúde study

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84887015613

Contributors: Celeste, R.K.; Gonçalves, L.G.; Faerstein, E.; Bastos, J.L.
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Blood pressure and interpersonal discrimination: Systematic review of epidemiologic studies

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84869053355

Contributors: Couto, P.F.; Goto, J.B.; Bastos, J.L.
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Comparison between Nutritional Risk Tools and Parameters Derived from Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis with Subjective Global Assessment

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84866751873

Contributors: Meireles, M.S.; Wazlawik, E.; Bastos, J.L.; Garcia, M.F.
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Conceptual and methodological aspects of relations between discrimination and health in epidemiological studies,Aspectos conceituais e metodológicos das relações entre discriminação e saúde em estudos epidemiológicos

Cadernos de Saude Publica
2012 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84856607886

Contributors: Bastos, J.L.; Faerstein, E.
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Explicit discrimination and health: Development and psychometric properties of an assessment instrument

Revista de Saude Publica
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84860626459

Contributors: Bastos, J.L.; Faerstein, E.; Celeste, R.K.; Barros, A.J.D.
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Peer review (17 reviews for 6 publications/grants)

Review activity for BMC oral health (1)
Review activity for Journal of clinical epidemiology. (1)
Review activity for Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities. (1)
Review activity for Quality of life research. (1)
Review activity for Social science & medicine. (12)
Review activity for Stigma and health. (1)