Browsing by Subject "Medicine, General & Internal"
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(2007)Background: It is possible that men consume a higher amount of legal and illegal drugs than women. This can be assessed using the peer methodology, that is an adaptation of the privileged access interviewers (PAI) method ...
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(2007)Background: Depression is a public health problem, due to its high prevalence and its associated disability. Aim. To compare a pharmacological intervention,for depression controlled by phone from a central level (Till) and ...
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(2007)Background: Since the introduction of stents in 1994, improved clinical results have boosted the development of coronary angioplasty in Chile. Drug eluting stems, that have a reduced rate of restenosis, are being increasingly ...
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(2007)We report a 33 year-old female presenting with a 2 cm Minor of the upper lip lasting one year. The tumor was excised and the pathological examination showed multiple blood vessels with thickened walls, prominent endothelial ...
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(2007)There are two parallel explanatory models for addictions. One is the homeostatic model, that explains tolerance and The abstinence syndrome. Tolerance and abstinence are reversible phenomena that mask, sensitization. These ...
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(2007)In medical practice, the different scenarios in which cardio respiratory resuscitation (CPR) may be applied must be taken into account. CPR is crucial in subjects that arrive in emergency rooms or suffer a cardiac arrest ...
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(2007)Background: Clinical oncology is the main application of F-18- deoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET). Aim: To evaluate the first 1, 000 patients studied with FDG PET in Chile. Material and methods: Retrospective ...
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(2007)Background: There are guidelines about equipment, premises, personnel, indications and complication rates for coronary angiograph\y, that every center personnel, indications and complications rates for coronary performing ...
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(2007)Background: The effects of folic acid fortification on neural tube defects is well known. Other reports show a beneficial effect of the fortification on orofacial clefts, urinary malformations and defects caused by limb ...
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(2007)Background: Gynecomastia can be physiological or pathological. A limited study of gynecomastia is recommended during puberty and in the elderly, ages in which gynecomastia is usually considered physiological. Other authors ...
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(2007)The glucose transporter type 1 deficiency syndrome (GLUT-1 SD) (OMIM 606777) is an. inborn error of metabolism of brain. glucose transport. The characteristic clinical manifestations are seizures, hypotonia, developmental ...
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(2007)Background: S pneunaoniae is the main cause of community-acquired pneumonia in the elderly,. group that concentrates 95% of deaths. Aim: To assess the prevalence of nasal carriage of S pneumoniae in institutionalized elderly ...
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(2007)Background: Helicobacter pylori is a pathogenic bacterium That infects a significant number of individuals. At present, therapeutic strategies to eradicate this bacterium depend on our knowledge of its resistance to ...
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(2007)Background: Offspring of depressive parents have two times more risk of developing a depression, other psychiatric diseases or a poor social functioning. Aim. To assess psychopathology and social functioning among offspring ...
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(2007)Background: Parvovirus B19 (B19) is associated with a wide range of disease manifestations, whose severity depends on the immunological and hematological status of the host. Infection with B19 has been reported worldwide ...
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(2007)Background In Chile between 1986 and 1998, the prevalence of obesity has increased from 4.696 to 24% in prepuberal and from 2.3% to 17% in puberal children. Aim To assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in a ...
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(2007)Background: Mortality data of a community allow to identify its severest diseases and health problems. Aim: To report epidemiologic data on Chilean mortality. Material and methods: Information about mortality was obtained ...
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(2007)The new laws of the health reform in Chile, modified the preexistent relationship between teaching and health care activities. This relationship allows the training of health care professionals by Universities, in the ...
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(2007)We review the evidence on effectiveness of interventions for the treatment and prevention of selected mental disorders in low-income and middle-income countries. Depression can be treated effectively in such countries with ...
