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  1. Woman, older patients and those with comorbidities were less likely to be admitted to ICU

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, June 2023, Frontiers

    Vasco Ricardo Peixoto

  2. COVID-19 surveillance: Large decrease in clinical notifications and epidemiological investigation questionnaires for laboratory-confirmed cases after the 2nd epidemic wave, Portugal March 2020–July 2021

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, March 2023, Frontiers

    Vasco Ricardo Peixoto

  3. Comparative complete scheme and booster effectiveness of COVID‐19 vaccines in preventing SARS‐CoV‐2 infections with SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron (BA.1) and Delta (B.1.617.2) variants: A case–case study based on electronic health records

    Article • Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, March 2023, Wiley

    Vasco Ricardo Peixoto

  4. Excess Mortality since COVID-19: What Data Do We Need and What Questions Should We Ask to Understand its Causes in Portugal?

    Article • Acta Médica Portuguesa, September 2022, Ordem dos Medicos

    Vasco Ricardo Peixoto

  5. How to Improve Access to Data from Epidemic Surveillance and Electronic Health Records in order to Advance Research in Portugal

    Article • Acta Médica Portuguesa, August 2022, Ordem dos Medicos

    Vasco Ricardo Peixoto

  6. Consulta Não Presencial no Serviço Nacional de Saúde Português Durante a Pandemia de COVID-19: Estudo da Opinião dos Médicos e Implicações para o Futuro

    Article • Acta Médica Portuguesa, June 2022, Ordem dos Medicos

    Vasco Ricardo Peixoto

  7. Is it really time to ditch the mask?

    Article • BMJ, May 2022, BMJ

    Vasco Ricardo Peixoto

  8. Profilaxia Pré-Exposição para o Vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana no Currículo Médico em Portugal: Uma Análise Transversal

    Article • Acta Médica Portuguesa, April 2022, Ordem dos Medicos

    Vasco Ricardo Peixoto

  9. Omicron (BA.1) SARS-CoV-2 variant is associated with reduced risk of hospitalization and length of stay compared with Delta (B.1.617.2)

    Article • January 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Vasco Ricardo Peixoto

  10. Omicron (BA.1) SARS-CoV-2 Variant Is Associated With Reduced Risk of Hospitalization and Length of Stay Compared With Delta (B.1.617.2)

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2022, Elsevier

    Vasco Ricardo Peixoto

  11. Decline of tuberculosis notification rate in different populations and regions in Portugal, 2010–2017

    Article • Pulmonology, September 2021, Elsevier

    Vasco Ricardo Peixoto

  12. ASPHER Statement: Déjà vu? Planning for the Covid-19 Third Wave and Planning for the Winter 2021–22

    Article • International Journal of Public Health, August 2021, Frontiers

    Vasco Ricardo Peixoto

  13. Determinants for hospitalisations, intensive care unit admission and death among 20,293 reported COVID-19 cases in Portugal, March to April 2020

    Article • Eurosurveillance, August 2021, European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)

    Vasco Ricardo Peixoto

  14. Years of life lost by COVID-19 in Portugal and comparison with other European countries in 2020

    Article • BMC Public Health, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Vasco Ricardo Peixoto

  15. COMPRIME - COnhecer Mais PaRa Intervir MElhor: Preliminary Mapping of Municipal Level Determinants of COVID-19 Transmission in Portugal at Different Moments of the 1st Epidemic Wave

    Article • Portuguese Journal of Public Health, March 2021, Karger Publishers

    Vasco Ricardo Peixoto

  16. Initial Assessment of the Impact of the Emergency State Lockdown Measures on the 1st Wave of the COVID-19 Epidemic in Portugal

    Article • Acta Médica Portuguesa, November 2020, Ordem dos Medicos

    Vasco Ricardo Peixoto

  17. Factors associated with coinfection and reinfection by chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis in Portugal

    Article • European Journal of Public Health, September 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Vasco Ricardo Peixoto

  18. COVID-19 :Determinants of Hospitalization, ICU and Death among 20,293 reported cases in Portugal

    Article • May 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Vasco Ricardo Peixoto

  19. Rapid assessment of the impact of lockdown on the COVID-19 epidemic in Portugal

    Article • May 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Vasco Ricardo Peixoto

  20. Low detection of cases is relevant . What is the case detection of COVID-19

    Article • Portuguese Journal of Public Health, April 2020, Karger Publishers

    Vasco Peixoto, Vasco Ricardo Peixoto

  21. Da Tuberculose ao COVID-19: Legitimidade Jurídico-Constitucional do Isolamento/Tratamento Compulsivo por Doenças Contagiosas em Portugal

    Article • Acta Médica Portuguesa, April 2020, Ordem dos Medicos

    Vasco Ricardo Peixoto

  22. Rapid Estimation of Excess Mortality during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Portugal -Beyond Reported Deaths

    Article • January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Vasco Ricardo Peixoto

  23. Failure to complete treatment for latent tuberculosis infection in Portugal, 2013–2017: geographic-, sociodemographic-, and medical-associated factors

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Vasco Ricardo Peixoto