Encuesta serológica para Hidatidosis humana por la prueba de doble difusión Arco 5 en la provincia de Chupaca, Junín, Perú

Para determinar la frecuencia de hidatidosis en escolares de la provincia de Chupaca, departamento de Junín, en setiembre del 2000, se tomó 160 muestras de sangre de escolares aparentemente sanos, de 12 a 19 años, de los...

Hipolito Unanue: political power, illustrated science and environmental health.

Hipolito Unanue is considered as the Founding Father of Peruvian medicine. He was closely related to political affairs and he was one of the most important exponents of science during the late colonial period. However, h...

Knowledge and practices about novel influenza a (H1N1) in health workers and ambulatory patients, Peru (may 2009).

The aim of this study was to determine knowledge, attitudes and practices of patients and health personnel at the beginning of the pandemic of novel Influenza A (H1N1), we did a cross sectional survey appliying a questio...

Sobre la denominación de la enfermedad de Carrión.<br /> Réplica del editor.

Tendency to violence and suicidal ideation in school-aged youths in a city of the peruvian Amazon

Both suicide and violence among adolescents are prevalent phenomena in the world. [b]Objectives.[/b] To determine the prevalence of suicidal ideation and its association with tendency to violence towards others, in schoo...