Buscar
Mostrando ítems 21-30 de 248
Structural determinants of indigenous health: A photovoice study in the Peruvian Amazon
(SAGE Publications, 2014)
Indigenous populations in the Americas carry a disproportionate burden of disease. Common to populations affected by health inequities is the exposure to structural factors—social, political, environmental and economic—that ...
Erythropoietin's inhibiting impact on hepcidin expression occurs indirectly
(American Physiological Society, 2015)
Under conditions of accelerated erythropoiesis, elevated erythropoietin (Epo) levels are associated with inhibition of hepcidin synthesis, a response that ultimately increases iron availability to meet the enhanced iron ...
Aerobic capacity of Peruvian Quechua: a test of the developmental adaptation hypothesis
(Wiley, 2015)
High altitude natives are reported to have outstanding work capacity in spite of the challenge of oxygen transport and delivery in hypoxia. To evaluate the developmental effect of lifelong exposure to hypoxia on aerobic ...
When Sex Work Becomes Your Everything: The Complex Linkages Between Economy and Affection Among Male Sex Workers in Peru
(SAGE Publications, 2014)
In Peru, there are few studies on male sex workers (MSWs), and existing studies explore limited subgroups or offer limited information about MSWs’ perspectives. This study provides in-depth perspectives from 40 MSWs who ...
Birth month associations with height, head circumference, and limb lengths among peruvian children
(Wiley, 2014)
Associations between season of birth and body size, morbidity, and mortality have been widely documented, but it is unclear whether different parts of the body are differentially sensitive, and if such effects persist ...
Preterm birth risk at high altitude in Peru
(Elsevier, 2015)
High altitude has been implicated in a variety of adverse pregnancy outcomes including preeclampsia and stillbirth. Smaller studies show conflicting data on the association between high altitude and preterm birth (PTB). ...
Effects of dosage, comorbidities, and food on Isoniazid pharmacokinetics in peruvian tuberculosis patients
(American Society for Microbiology, 2014)
Poor response to tuberculosis (TB) therapy might be attributable to subtherapeutic levels in drug-compliant patients. Pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters can be affected by several factors, such as comorbidities or the interaction ...
Relación entre los estadios de maduración esqueletal y calcificación dentaria
(Ediciones Avances, 2014)
Introduction: The purposeof the study was to determine the degree of correlation between the Demirjian Stages of Calcification of mandibular cuspids, first and second bicuspids and the stages of carpal bone maturation ...
Bayesian inferences suggest that Amazon Yunga Natives diverged from Andeans less than 5000 ybp: Implications for South American prehistory
(BMC, 2014)
Background: Archaeology reports millenary cultural contacts between Peruvian Coast-Andes and the Amazon Yunga, a rainforest transitional region between Andes and Lower Amazonia. To clarify the relationships between cultural ...
Lactoferrin for prevention of neonatal sepsis
(Springer Verlag, 2014)
Preterm neonates are at risk to acquire infections. In addition to the high mortality associated with sepsis, these patients are at risk for long-term disabilities, particularly neurodevelopment impairment. Several ...