SUMMARY: The purpose of this study was to determine the shape and diameter of the physiological foramen in maxillary premolars of a Chilean population. The sample consisted of 125 extracted maxillary premolars, in which the apical three to five millimeters were cut and observed under magnification of 40x...
RESUMEN: El objetivo del estudio fue determinar el somatotipo de atletas de Taekwondo del Centro de Entrenamiento Regional (CER) de Valparaíso, Chile. Se evaluaron a los primeros cuatro clasificados según sexo (8 deportistas en total), hombres (18,75 ± 2,62 años) y mujeres (18,50 ± 1,91 años), comp...
RESUMEN: El dactilograma es propio de la piel humana y se observa en la cara volar de dedos, palmas de manos y plantas de pies, caracterizándose por poseer un ordenamiento único y distinguible. Este patrón es fundamental en identificación humana, por ser único, particular, inmutable, perenne, fácil...
RESUMEN: Entre los huesos sesamoideos del cuerpo humano, se encuentra la fabela, hueso asociado al tendón de la cabeza lateral del músculo gastrocnemio. El objetivo del presente estudio fue localizar a este hueso, ya unilateral o bilateral, en relación al género y grupos etarios, además de registrar...
Background: Our institution adopted the Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation (OSCE) format to assess clinical skills of International Medical Graduates (IMGs) aiming to practice in Chile. The OSCE has clear advantages over oral exams due to its objective and structured nature. Aim: To report our exp...
Background: Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is generally associated with a favorable prognosis. Its treatment requires surgery, selective use of radioiodine and levothyroxine, and its intensity must be adjusted to the initial risks of mortality and recurrence. Aim: To validate the risk of recurrence...
Background: The HIV epidemic reached Chile in late 1980s and as an early response, AIDS care centers were organized. Fundación Arriarán (FA) was the first center. Free antiretroviral therapy (ART) was later provided with progressive coverage and complexity over the years. Aim: To quantify evolution of...
Background: Depression and anxiety are common in patients with cancer. Aim: To adapt and validate the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) for adult Chilean cancer patients, and to provide information about their prevalence of anxiety and depression. Material and Methods: Two hundred fifteen pa...
Depresión/psicología,
Ansiedad/psicología,
Neoplasias/psicología,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Chile,
Estadificación de Neoplasias,
Proyectos Piloto,
Escalas de Valoración Psiquiátrica,
Calidad de Vida,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Traducción
Background: The Woman Abuse Screening Tool (WAST) is a screening tool for domestic violence used in Unites States. Aim: To carry out the cultural adaptation of the WAST instrument for early detection of domestic violence in primary health care. Material and Methods: Qualitative techniques for cultural ...
Ethical problems have always been present in scientific publications. Since the founding of medical journals, in the XIX Century, until today they are a source of concern because one main purpose of medical scientific publications is to add new, reliable information that could guide or modify medical dec...
