Universal assurance in Peru: health financing reform in rights perspectives

This article exposes the main aspects of the Law 29344, Framework Law on Universal Health Assurance, and then approaches three key aspects related to its approval, from a rights point of view: the programmatic readjustme...

Dr. Raúl Schmidt Pinedo (1924 - 1999)

Chacho (Alcanzo, Hapiruzqa), Andean cultural syndrome: frequency, characteristics and traditional treatments in Ayacucho, Peru

[b][i]Objectives.[/i][/b] Knowing the clinical features, diagnose and treatment for patients with the syndrome mean as chacho and what is its perceived prevalence in five districts of Ayacucho (Peruvian Central Andes).[b...

Risk and benefits of Internet use among people living with HIV/AIDS in Lima, Peru.

[b]Objective: [/b]To evaluate use of the Internet for seeking sex partners and information on HIV and/or sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). [b]Materials and methods:[/b] We...

Ensayo clínico Pragmático en trauma: el estudio Crash-2 en el Perú

El estudio CRASH-2 es un ensayo clínico pragmático que busca evaluar la eficacia de un antifibrinolítico de bajo costo y ampliamente disponible para la prevención de mortalidad y sangrado en pacientes con trauma. En este...