Editorial Team
Editor
Manoel Antonio da Silva Ribeiro, School of Medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Associate Editors
Adriani Oliveira Galão, School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Alessandra Vaccari, School of Nursing and Public Health, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Alexandre Vontobel Padoin, School of Medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Carla Helena Augustin Schwanke, Institute of Geriatrics and Gerontology of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Christina Campana Duarte, School of Medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Dario Cecilio-Fernandes, Department of Medical Psychology and Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP - Brazil, Brazil
Edgar Enrique Sarria Icaza, Department of Biology and Pharmacy at the University of Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, Brazil
Elizane Giordani, School of Medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Emerson Rodrigues da Silva, School of Medicine of the University of Caxias do Sul (UCS), Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil
Franceliane Jobim Benedetti, Course of Nutrition of the Franciscano University Center (UNIFRA), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
Iná da Silva dos Santos, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPEL), Pelotas, RS, Brazil
João Paulo Heinzmann-Filho, Course of Physical Therapy of the Cenecista Universitary Center (UNICNEC), Osório, RS, Brazil
Lucas Schreiner, School of Medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Márcio Vinícius Fagundes Donadio, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC), Barcelona, Espanha
Raquel Jaqueline Eder Ribeiro, School of Medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Renato Soleiman Franco, Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
Ricardo Bernardi Soder, Brain Institute (InsCer) of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Rita Mattiello, School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
William Christopher Buck, UCLA, Angola
Dr. Wilson Cañon Montañez, Universidad de Antioquia, Colômbia
Technical Support
Ana Paula Machado Wolffebüttel, School of Medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Luisa Litvin Raffin, School of Medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Giuliana Bassegio Parente de Souza, School of Medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Editorial Board
Alan S. Livingstone, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States
Ana Marušić, University of Split School of Medicine (MEFST), Split, Croatia
Carlos Eduardo Poli de Figueiredo, School of Medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Denise Cantarelli Machado, School of Medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Fernando C. Fervenza, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Henrique Luiz Staub, School of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Ivan Carlos Ferreira Antonello, Brain Institute (INSCER), School of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Jaderson Costa da Costa, Brain Institute (INSCER), School of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Jefferson Luis Braga da Silva, School of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
João Carlos Batista Santana, School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Jorge Enrique Gómez-Marín, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Quindío, Molecular Parasitology Group (GEPAMOL), Center for Biomedical Research of the University of Quindío, Armenia, Quindío, Colombia
José Roberto Goldim, Faculty of Medicine of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Research Ethics Committee of the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA-UFRGS), Center for Experimental Research of HCPA-UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Leonardo Araújo Pinto, School of Medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Magda Lahorgue Nunes, Brain Institute (INSCER), Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Malcolm K. Jones, School of Veterinary Sciences at The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Manuel João Costa, Medical Education Unit, University of Minho. Braga, Minho, Portugal
Renato Augusto DaMatta, State University of Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
René A. Tio, Center for Educational Development and Research, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, GR, Netherlands
Roberto F. Machado, Institute for Personalized Respiratory Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
Valeria Meroni, Departamento de Doenças Infecciosas da Universidade de Pavia. Pavia, Itália
Dr. Wilson Cañon Montañez, Universidad de Antioquia, Colômbia