León, C I Guerrero, M I de Blanco, E G Naranjo, N Camargo, D Orozco, L C
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the technical quality of sputum microscopy carried out for diagnostic purposes in the Network of Tuberculosis Bacteriology Laboratories in Colombia. The National Central Reference Laboratory received 6,529 slides for reexamination from the network of 513 sectional, regional, and local laboratories, which ...
Figuera, L E Cantú, J M
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In order to determine the contribution made by Latin American geneticists to the knowledge of the human genome, all the entries in the 10th edition (1992) of the McKusick catalogue, Mendelian Inheritance in Man, were examined and the geneticists who were known to the authors or who had surnames common in Latin America were selected. Counting only t...
Penchaszadeh, V B
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In order to draw attention to the need for public health action in genetics in Latin America, the author begins by giving a brief review of congenital anomalies, including hereditary diseases and chromosomal anomalies. He notes that these defects affect at least 5% of live births in the different regions of the world, regardless of the development ...
Vincent, A L
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This study evaluated the content of health warning labels on 240 varieties of cigarettes sold in 28 countries of South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Warning practices in the different countries were compared, with special attention to the phrasing of the message and the product origin: imported, national, or foreign brands made in th...
Weisskoff, R
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In spite of the rapid economic development experienced by Paraguay during recent years, the country's health conditions remain among the poorest in Latin America. This article strives to explain, by presenting a model of Paraguay's economic and health care systems, why health care and economic growth have not advanced at the same rate. By examining...
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Suárez, M Briones, H Dubinovsky, S Aliaga, P Alarcón, G de Diego, S Grünberg, A del Solar, E
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This article reports on the prevalence of genital herpes infection in a sample of 635 female university students who were seen at the Gynecology Center of the University of Chile Student Medical Service. Viral isolation of genital secretions yielded 18 students (2.8%) with positive results, of whom 28% were asymptomatic shedders. Of the positive ca...
Suárez, M Labbé, V Saavedra, T Manuel Ojeda, J
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Mari, J J
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