Showing papers by "Universidad del Desarrollo published in 2003"
TL;DR: Homing and survival of cbMSC into the recipient marrow is demonstrated and a mesenchymal-orientated fate of engrafted cells is suggested, because human DNA was also detected in cells of other recipient tissues, like cardiac muscle, teeth, and spleen.
111 citations
TL;DR: Analysis of data obtained from a serial national survey applied to assess social policies (CASEN) carried out by the Ministry of Planning finds women of high income quintiles and users of private health insurance have a better access to preventive consultations but not to specialized care.
Abstract: Background: In the last two decades, Chile has experienced advances in economical development and global health indicators. However, gender inequities persist in particular related to access to health services and financing of health insurance. Aim: To examine gender inequities in the access to health care in Chile. Material and methods: An analysis of data obtained from a serial national survey applied to assess social policies (CASEN) carried out by the Ministry of Planning. During the survey 45,379 and 48,107 dwellings were interviewed in 1994 and in 1998, respectively. Results: Women use health services 1.5 times more often, their salaries are 30% lower in all socioeconomic strata. Besides, in the private health sector, women pay higher insurance premiums than men. Men of less than two years of age have 2.5 times more preventive consultations than girls. This difference, although of lesser magnitude, is also observed in people over 60 years. Women of high income quintiles and users of private health insurance have a better access to preventive consultations but not to specialized care. Conclusions: An improvement in equitable access of women to health care and financing is recommended. Also, monitoring systems to survey these indicators for women should improve their efficiency (Rev Med Chile 2003; 131: 669-678)
49 citations
01 Jan 2003
TL;DR: Aguilar et al. as discussed by the authors examined the factores that explican the desarrollo of Chile, analyzando en detalle la experiencia chilena a lo largo del siglo XX y durante el periodo 1984-1997 de crecimiento acelerado, examina desde una perspectiva historica y de la ciencia economica cuales son las instituciones and las politicas publicas that producen la diferencia en el desarrolo de los paises
Abstract: El autor se refiere a los factores que explican el desarrollo de los paises, analizando en detalle la experiencia chilena a lo largo del siglo XX y durante el periodo 1984-1997 de crecimiento acelerado Asimismo, examina desde una perspectiva historica y de la ciencia economica cuales son las instituciones y las politicas publicas que producen la diferencia en el desarrollo de los paises En el trabajo se concluye que Chile puede llegar a ser un pais desarrollado siempre y cuando se profundice en aquellas politicas publicas que respetan el derecho de propiedad privada y la economia de mercado libre y abierta, que promueven el espiritu emprendedor, la inversion en capital humano, el equilibro macroeconomico y la capacidad del Estado para generar los acuerdos necesarios en torno a esas politicas publicas
10 citations
TL;DR: A theoretical analysis of image interpretation from a quantitative perspective, using information theory and Bayesian inference, and relating it to the concepts of evidence based medicine concludes that the amount of information is dependent on the previous state of knowledge and the acquaintance with the clinical history and complementary exams.
Abstract: One of the main issues in radiology is image analysts and report. The two stages of this process are the extraction of the information from the image and the diagnostic exercise. This paper is a theoretical analysis of image interpretation from a quantitative perspective, using information theory and Bayesian inference, and relating it to the concepts of evidence based medicine. It is concluded that the amount of information is dependent on the previous state of knowledge and the acquaintance with the clinical history and complementary exams. The three determined stages of the diagnostic process are a priori, conditioned by the image and a posteriori analyses. The first stage is related to the degree of information and knowledge of the case. The second stage is dependent on the conditional probability for the presence of image signs of the disease and it is thus directly dependent on the sensitivity and specificity of the exam. The third stage is dependent of the previous stages, that in the simplest case can be expressed in function of the odds or likelihood ratios. These three stages allow to reach a decision about the usefulness of a given exam and they orient the questions that a given image may answer. They also orient the research on image analysis for an adequate decision making, minimizing diagnostic uncertainty.
3 citations