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abstract：:Epidemiological studies have shown the association between atmospheric pollutants and increase in mortality due to cardiovascular causes, especially in patients with previous cardio-respiratory diseases. However, the pathophysiological mechanisms by which these events take place have not been elucidated. One of the pr...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Riojas-Rodríguez H,Holguin F,González-Hermosillo A,Romieu I

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article analyzes 33 risk indicators about problematic drugs use, based in epidemiological studies in representative student samples, carried out in Mexico since 1975. The indicators are distributed among the variation sources proposed by the classic epidemiological model (environment-agent-host), and are aimed to...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Castro-Sariñana ME

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:OBJECTIVO: To identify tobacco industry's strategies aimed at containing the full adoption of public health policies established by the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. DISCUSSION:Tobacco industry interference in the design, adoption and implementation of tobacco control policies has intensified sin...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Madrazo-Lajous A,Guerrero-Alcántara A

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Social Functioning Scale (SFS) is described, together with its rationale and development. The instrument consists of 35 items, and was administered to a sample of 320 adult patients of a health center. Social functioning is assessed in a semistructured, 30 minute interview. The patient reports the level of satisfa...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Valencia M,Rojas E,González C,Ramos L,Villatoro J

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the willingness to pay of parents of teenage daughters for a vaccine against human papillomavirus in the Maule Region, Chile. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A sample of 386 parents with daughters between 12 and 18 years old, representing the five largest cities of the Region of Maule, socioeconomically s...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Cerda AA,García LY,Albornoz DV

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to provide a brief description of the information that the adolescent and youth population of Mexico City has concerning the knowledge and use of contraceptive methods, as well as the reasons why they do not adopt some contraceptive method during their sexual relations. The data obtained...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： García-Baltazar J,Figueroa-Perea JG

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the price elasticity of the demand for cigarettes in Mexico based on data sources and a methodology different from the ones used in previous studies on the topic. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Quarterly time series of consumption, income and price for the time period 1994 to 2005 were used. A long-run dem...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Olivera-Chávez RI,Cermeño-Bazán R,de Miera-Juárez BS,Jiménez-Ruiz JA,Reynales-Shigematsu LM

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiologic and demographic transitions have resulted in demographic aging of the Mexican population, increasing the absolute number and percentage of the elderly population. While in 1990, 3.1 million of persons were 65 and older constituting 3.7% of the country's population, these figures are projected to be 1...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Ham-Chande R

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the results of the Free Antiretroviral Medication Program of the Mexico City HIV/AIDS Program among the affected population in Mexico City. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A retrospective analysis was conducted of medical attention, antiretroviral treatment and specialized laboratory results data from 2001 t...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Soler Claudín C

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Mexican Ministry of Health requested the National Institute of Public Health to constitute a group of independent, free of conflict-of-interest academic experts on front-of-pack labelling (FOP). This group was instructed to created a positioning paper to contribute to the development of a FOP system for industrial...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Kaufer-Horwitz M,Tolentino-Mayo L,Jáuregui A,Sánchez-Bazán K,Bourges H,Martínez S,Perichart O,Rojas-Russell M,Moreno L,Hunot C,Nava E,Ríos-Cortázar V,Palos-Lucio G,González L,González-de Cossio T,Pérez M,Borja Aburto VH,

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess STI/AIDS risk behaviors and occupational risk factors among adolescent hotel workers in Puerto Vallarta. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Comparative cross-sectional study conducted in 1998, among 288 workers adolescents of 38 hotels in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Variables were collected on working conditions, e...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Rasmussen-Cruz B,Hidalgo-San Martín A,Alfaro-Alfaro N

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report the organization and performance of the IMSS-Solidaridad Program of Mexico is described. This program is managed by the Mexican Institute for Social Security, which services 10.5 million inhabitants of the rural underserved areas, with federal government resources in 18 states. This study compares the s...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Velázquez-Díaz G

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To improve the procedures for cardiovascular health care in Mexico it is necessary to be able to perform accurate measurements of the cardiovascular parameters with appropriate equipment and to count with standard values for the Mexican population at the primary health level. Cardiac frequency (CF), systolic arterial ...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Brust-Carmona H,Zarco J,Vidrio-Amor H,Calderón-Becerra J,Juárez-Cortez M,Chavarín G

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective::To explore indebtedness dynamics in an Afromexican town by an inclusive epidemiological approach. Materials and methods::Qualitative study through 75 questionnaires, 20 interviews to depth and six focal groups in a support process to the Municipal Health Commission in Santiago Tapextla, Oaxaca. Results::Ca...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Hersch-Martínez P,Rodríguez-Hernández B

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Global Smokefree Partnership has recently prepared a map of smokefree campaigns and policies around the world. It focuses primarily on countries that are parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, but other countries were included. The smokefree status of 172 countries was mapped. Of these countri...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Griffith G,Welch C,Cardone A,Valdemoro A,Jo C

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify factors associated with utilization of breast clinical examination (BCE) and their relationship with institutional medical practice. MATERIAL AND METHODS:This is a qualitative study conducted between 1996 and 1997 in medical units of Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (Mexican Institute of Soci...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Poblano-Verástegui O,Figueroa-Perea JG,López-Carrillo L

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe knowledge,attitudes and practices in oral health of parents and caregivers. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A total of 333 parents and eight caregivers in children's homes in Colombia in 2010 completed questionnaires and participated in focus group interviews.The data was analyzed for frequency using the χ...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： González Martínez F,Sierra Barrios CC,Morales Salinas LE

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The degree of aggregation is determined for the whole population and for different age-specific strata and is used for assessing the reinfection rate after a mass antihelminthic chemotherapeutic intervention. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The degree of aggregation of Ascaris lumbricoides is derived from prevalence an...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Ruíz A,Ocampo G,Soto A,José MV

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of cognitive impairment in the elderly and its relation with sociodemographic and health factors in the Mexican population. MATERIAL AND METHODS:From the first wave data of the National Aging and Health Study, collected in 2001 in Mexico, subjects 65 years or older and who had com...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Mejía-Arango S,Miguel-Jaimes A,Villa A,Ruiz-Arregui L,Gutiérrez-Robledo LM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A geriatric evaluation was carried out in a group of 37 elderly nursing home residents. A complete history and physical examination was performed in all the patients. We identified 185 new medical problems in the patients, 40.7 per cent of whom were rehabilitation candidates. A functional status evaluation on daily ac...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Banda-Arévalo JP,Salinas-Martínez R

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the presence of Rickettsia typhi in Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l. and Amblyomma mixtum in southern Mexico. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Ticks were collected in humans and domestic animals. The presence of Rickettsia was determined by PCR and sequencing. RESULTS:10/39 work vials amplified fragments of ...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Ulloa-García A,Dzul-Rosado K,Bermúdez-Castillero SE,López-López N,Torres-Monzón JA

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper examines the current health care reform issues in Canada. The provincial health insurance plans of the 1960s and 1970s had the untoward effects of limiting the federal government's clout for cost control and of promoting a system centered on inpatient and medical care. Recently, several provincial commissio...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Baris E

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the most recent advances in the field of contraception and family planning. The author discusses the evolution of hormonal contraception--reduction in dosage, new routes of administration, new progestogens, counseling and patient selection, improved hormonal contraceptives--intrauterine contracept...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Faúndes A

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2014 the Mexican government implemented taxes to reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and nonessential energy-dense foods. In this manuscript, we analyze the scientific evidence linking the consumption of these products to chronic diseases, and summarize the studies that have evaluated the observed a...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Barrientos-Gutiérrez T,Colchero MA,Sánchez-Romero LM,Batis C,Rivera-Dommarco J

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe and explore the meanings of sexual practices among female sex workers (FSW) in Mexico City. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A qualitative and quantitative study was carried out. The qualitative approach was conducted in 1992 and the latter from 1991 to 1992. The study population was a representative sample ...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Allen B,Cruz-Valdez A,Rivera-Rivera L,Castro R,Arana-García ME,Hernández-Avila M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this article is to analyze the progress made in the Americas in the implementation of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) after its tenth anniversary of entry into force. At the time of the analysis, 30 of the 35 countries of the Americas are Parties to the FCT...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Blanco A,Sandoval RC,Martínez-López L,Caixeta RB

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Aedes aegypti was almost eradicate from The Americas in the early sixties but reinfested the Region a few years later, and dengue transmission has become a major health problem. The Americas have been affected by dengue epidemics since the 1970s and hemorrhagic fever is becoming a threat for millions of people liv...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Gómez-Dantés H

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Understand what Mexican key stakeholders think about the judicialization of the right to health in Mexico. MATERIALS AND METHODS:30 semi-structured interviews were conducted at different settings in Mexico City with representatives of the judiciary, legislative power, Health Sector (HS), pharmaceutical indus...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Cobo-Armijo F,Charvel S,Pelcastre-Villafuerte BE

更新日期：2020-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:During his administration as Minister of Health, doctor Guillermo Soberón led one of the most important structural changes in health of this century in Mexico. All along the process, an ideological and doctrinal corpus was created. In this paper the main streams of this corpus are presented. ...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Ruíz de Chávez M

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the characteristics of problems in the health system that present barriers to maternal care, according to their representation and rating by officials in different positions and social contexts. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Workshops were held with state health system officials from Mexican states with hi...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Rouvier M,González-Block MA,Becerril-Montekio V,Sesia P,Duarte MB,Flores-Collins E

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00