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"We are always asked; 'where are you from?'": Chilean women's reflections in midlife about their health and influence of migration to Sweden
(2010)
Aim: This study explored how Chilean immigrant women living in Sweden perceived and related their life situations and health status during midlife to their migration experiences. Method: Three focus group discussions (FGDs) ...
Copper in infant nutrition: Safety of World Health Organization provisional guideline value for copper content of drinking water
(1998)
Background: Copper is an essential nutrient for humans. Recently, a limit of 31.48 μmol/l (2 mg/l) was proposed by the World Health Organization as the provisional guideline value for copper content of drinking water. The ...
Mechanisms linking childhood weight status to metabolic risk in adolescence
(Wiley, 2020)
Background Obesity is a risk factor for insulin resistance (IR) and metabolic disease. Objective To examine potential metabolic pathways linking childhood weight status to adolescent IR and metabolic risk. Methods Participants ...
Lindane-induced oxidative stress. II. Time course of changes in hepatic glutathione status
(Informa Healthcare, 1988)
1. Four hours after treatment of rats with lindane (60 mg/kg), hepatic GSH content was decreased (22% and GSSG was increased (20% while biliary concentration and excretion of both GSH and GSSG and bile flow were diminished. ...
A reform proposal to strengthen public health care Propuesta de reformas a los prestadores públicos de servicios médicos en Chile: “fortaleciendo la opción pública”
(Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2015)
© 2015 Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved. Currently, there is no discussion on the need to improve and strengthen the institutional health care modality of FONASA (MAI), the health care system used by the ...
Health in Chile: reflections for the future La salud en Chile: reflexiones para el futuro.
(1990)
The health situation in Chile is analyzed. The influence of geographic, ethnic, racial, demographic, socio-economic and cultural factors is considered. Strategies for prevention depend on the epidemiologic status of ...
Chile's neoliberal health reform: An assessment and a critique
(PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE, 2008-04)
The Chilean health system underwent
a drastic neoliberal reform in the
1980s, with the creation of a dual
system: public and private health
insurance and public and private
provision of health services.
• This reform ...
Gender bias in the Chilean public health system: Do we all wait the same?
(Public Library Science, 2020)
Background
In 2002, Chile introduced a major health reform, designed to level out inequities in healthcare coverage, access and opportunities. In particular, the opportunity guarantees ensure a maximum time to receive ...
The Association Between HIV Disclosure Status and Perceived Barriers to Care Faced by Women Living with HIV in Latin America, China, Central/Eastern Europe, and Western Europe/Canada
(Mary ann Liebert, 2016)
Generally, women are less likely than men to disclose their HIV status. This analysis examined the relationship between HIV disclosure and (1) perceived barriers to care and (2) quality of life (QoL) for women with HIV. ...