Repositorio Académico de la Universidad de Chile: Recent submissions
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(BioScientifica Ltd., 2010)Fifty to seventy percent of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) present hyperinsulinemia. On the other hand, reports indicate that forkhead box class O 1 (FOXO1) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-g ...
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(Sociedade Brasileira de Endocrinologia e Metabologia, 2009)Several guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of thyroid nodules and cancer have recently been published. However, recommended practices are not always appropriate to different settings or countries. The aim of this consensus ...
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(2010)Developing countries currently face internal and external migration of their health workforce and interventions are needed to attract and retain health professionals in rural areas. Evidence of multidimensional interventions, ...
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(2010)Most of the multiplex PCR (mPCR) used to identify Shigella do not discriminate between Shigella species or serotypes. We designed a mPCR to differentiate between S. flexneri and S. sonnei strains based on the detection of ...
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(2009)3,3,5-L-Triiodothyronine (T 3) exerts significant protection against ischemia-reperfusion (IR) liver injury in rats. Considering that the underlying mechanisms are unknown, the aim of this study was to assess the involvement ...
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(2009)Aims To assess whether there was any significant difference in the average fractional urinary fluoride excretion (FUFE) values among adults consuming (NaF) fluoridated Ca-free water (reference water), naturally fluoridated ...
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(2009)Describe the level of physical inactivity among medical students and analyze associated factors. Method. We performed a cross-sectional descriptive study using a survey on sportive and physical activity. The total sample ...
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Quinacrine hydrochloride pellets: Preliminary data on a nonsurgical method of female sterilization (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 1980)The efficacy of transcervical insertions of quinacrine hydrochloride pellets to produce tubal occlusion has been evaluated in a study of 139 women in Santiago, Chile. At one year, the pregnancy rate was 3.1%, an acceptable ...
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(2009)One of the most controversial hypotheses that associate basal metabolic rate (BMR) with food habits and habitat productivity is the food habit hypothesis (FHH). Here we examined the relationship between BMR, diet, and ...
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(1979)The relationship between the time in the menstrual cycle when a TCu-200 or Cu-7-200 is inserted and subsequent IUD-related events was evaluated. For women who had either TCus or Cu-7s inserted, the pregnancy, expulsion and ...
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(2012)Introduction: Highly effective antiretroviral triple therapy (TAR 3) has led to a significant increase in survival of patients (pts) infected with human immunodeficiency virus. In 1999 it was started in the Chilean public ...
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(2009)The aims of these recommendations were to develop clinical guidelines for evaluation and mana-gement of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer applicable to Latin American countries. The panel was composed by 13 members ...
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(Elsevier, 2009)Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) represents an important target for vaccine development. The design of an effective vaccine for infants is hindered by a lack of knowledge of the nature of the protective immune response ...
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(2009)Background. Thermotolerant Campylobacter is among the more prevalent bacterial pathogens that cause foodborne diseases. This study aimed at evaluating the occurrence of thermotolerant Campylobacter contamination in chicken ...
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(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2009)It is well known that nonlinear electrostatic instabilities can be triggered in a plasma with streaming ion species in the presence of finite-amplitude Alfvén cyclotron waves. The instability occurs when the phase velocity ...
