Background: Occupational identity is defined as the perception of occupational interests, abilities, goals, and values, and the structure of the meanings that link these self-perceptions to career role. We developed an occupational identity questionnaire suitable to be used with university teachers. Aim...
RESUMEN: El odontólogo como profesional integral del área de la salud, debe tener conocimiento acerca de distintas manifestaciones bioquímicas que pueden tener repercusión en la cavidad oral. El objetivo del trabajo fue determinar las manifestaciones bioquímicas y alteraciones en biomarcadores saliv...
Fibrosis Quística/metabolismo,
Fibrosis Quística/fisiopatología,
Quimiocina CXCL10/metabolismo,
Factor de Crecimiento Epidérmico/metabolismo,
Interleucina-8/metabolismo,
Metaloproteinasa 9 de la Matriz/metabolismo,
Factor A de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular/metabolismo,
Biomarcadores/metabolismo,
Saliva/química,
Electroforesis,
Chile,
Consentimiento Informado,
Concentración de Iones de Hidrógeno,
Proteínas
ABSTRACT: Oral cancer, is part of several cancers that affect head and neck, and that according to numerous studies shows an increase of approximately 3-5 % of all cancers. In the last 10 years there has been an increased interest in saliva for its use as a diagnostic tool, due to its easy access, and no...
RESUMEN: La Caries Temprana de la Infancia (CTI) es una forma de caries dental agresiva que afecta a niños, y en el último reporte nacional reveló una prevalencia de caries del 50 % en niños de 4 años de edad de la Región Metropolitana de Santiago (Soto et al., 2007). El objetivo de este estudio es...
RESUMEN El objetivo es analizar determinadas variables que puedan estar implicadas en la cobertura de vacunación de niños en diferentes territorios comunales de Chile, para las vacunas bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) al nacer, pentavalente a los 6 meses, y triple vírica a los 12 meses y 6 años de eda...
Lung cancer is the first cause of death in Chilean cancer patients. Globally it accounts for more than 8 million annual deaths. Of the new cases of cancer, more than 6 million are smoking related, making smoking the most important cancer risk factor and the cause of about 20 % of the global cancer-relate...
RESUMEN: El alineamiento incorrecto de la columna vertebral origina estrés y una tensión innecesaria que afecta el aparato locomotor. El objetivo de este trabajo fue identificar y establecer la prevalencia de hipercifosis e hiperlordosis y su relación con el índice de masa corporal (IMC) e índice ci...
Currently, the most prevalent oral pathologies in Chile are dental caries, periodontal diseases, and dentomaxillary anomalies, with dental caries being considered the most prevalent in childhood and a public health problem. In Chile, research on and diagnosis of these ...
The satisfaction of the patient is considered important to predict patient compliance, their ability to follow instructions, adherence to treatment and as a determining factor in the future use of health services. In Chile, there are currently not many studies or analy...
According to the World Health Organization, Health Literacy (HL) corresponds to the cognitive and social abilities that determine the motivation and ability of individuals to gain access, to understand, and to use information in ways that provide and maintain good health. The developme...
