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Early evaluation of the metabolic syndrome in Bucaramanga, Colombia. [PDF]

Transl Pediatr, 2019
Metabolic syndrome (MS) is one of the conditions that increase the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and type-2 diabetes in the early future if it appears during childhood or adolescence. The purpose of the study to compare the MS prevalence of MS estimated in a representative sample of school-age population in Bucaramanga, Colombia, and
Serrano N, Villa-Roel C, Gamboa-Delgado EM, Barrera JG, Quintero-Lesmes DC.   +4 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Current Situation of the Presence of Dirofilaria immitis in Dogs and Humans in Bucaramanga, Colombia. [PDF]

Front Vet Sci, 2020
Abstract Background: The cardiopulmonary dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria immitis, is a vector-born infection, which can be transmitted to humans. The main host are both domestic and wild canids. It mainly occurs in tropical and subtropical climates, temperature and humidity are the main factors that favor the presence and proliferation of ...
Esteban-Mendoza MV, Arcila-Quiceno V, Albarracín-Navas J, Hernández I, Flechas-Alarcón MC, Morchón R.   +5 more
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Factors related to healthcare costs of road traffic accidents in Bucaramanga, Colombia. [PDF]

Rev Saude Publica, 2022
OBJECTIVE: To determine the factors related to overall healthcare costs of road traffic accidents in Bucaramanga, Colombia. METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted through the analysis of road traffic accident records that took place in 2019 in Bucaramanga, Colombia. Cost quartiles in dollars were compared using Pearson’s chi-squared
Rivera-Carvajal R, Páez-Esteban AN, Torres-Contreras CC, Esquiaqui-Felipe RE, González NR, Mejía-Muñoz CC.   +5 more
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Cancer incidence and mortality in Bucaramanga, Colombia. 2008-2012. [PDF]

Colomb Med (Cali), 2018
Cancer is a burden in the world, especially for the least developed countries. The Population Registries of Cancer are fundamental in order to know the territorial profiles of cancer, and to evaluate the impact of their control programs.To estimate the incidence and mortality from cancer in the Metropolitan Area of ​​Bucaramanga in the period 2008-2012.
Uribe Pérez CJ, Hormiga Sánchez CM, Serrano Gómez SE.   +2 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Results of a reconnaissance microearthquake survey of Bucaramanga, Colombia

Geophysical Research Letters, 1979
Six University of Wisconsin portable, continuously‐recording seismographs were operated for 3½ days in late 1976 in the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia in a 200‐km‐diameter array around Bucaramanga, where there are also three permanent stations of the Instituto Geofísico de Los Andes Colombianos. Twenty‐seven microearthquakes were recorded.
Wayne D Pennington
exaly   +2 more sources

Etiology of acute gastroenteritis among children less than 5 years of age in Bucaramanga, Colombia: A case-control study [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Aamer Imdad, Junaid Iqbal, James Christopher Slaughter   +2 more
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy secondary to tacrolimus therapy in a kidney transplant patient: A case report and focused review of the literature

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
Calcineurin inhibitors have become a pillar of immunosuppressive treatment in solid organ transplant recipients. Several case reports have shown hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathy as an adverse effect to tacrolimus therapy.
Guillermo Hernández Silva, Ricardo Giovanni Puerto Chaparro, Javier Álvaro Martínez Melo, Cristian Orlando Porras Bueno, Javier Eduardo Martínez Rodríguez, Sharon Julieth González Trillos   +5 more
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Diseño y validación de una herramienta para la predicción de desenlaces adversos en pacientes con obstrucción intestinal por bridas: La escala HALVIC

Revista Colombiana de Cirugía, 2023
Introducción. La obstrucción intestinal por bridas representa una causa común de consulta a los servicios de urgencias, pero hay poca claridad sobre qué pacientes tienen mayor riesgo de desarrollar complicaciones. El objetivo de este estudio fue diseñar
Andrea Carolina Quiroga-Centeno, María Camila Pinilla-Chávez, Diego Fernando Chaparro-Zaraza, Katherine Hoyos-Rizo, Pedro Felipe Pinilla-Merchán, Juan Paulo Serrano-Pastrana, Sergio Alejandro Gómez Ochoa   +6 more
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Epidemiología del trauma en Bucaramanga, Colombia: análisis del registro institucional de trauma en el Hospital Universitario de Santander

Revista Colombiana de Cirugía, 2022
Introducción. El trauma es una de las principales causas de mortalidad a nivel mundial y representa un problema de salud pública. En Latinoamérica y particularmente en Colombia, son escasos los registros de trauma que se han desarrollado ...
Andrea Carolina Quiroga-Centeno, Juan Paulo Serrano-Pastrana, Kristhel Andrea Neira-Triana, Laura Isabel Valencia-Ángel, Mayra Zulay Jaimes-Sanabria, Carlos Augusto Quiroga-Centeno, Sergio Alejandro Gómez-Ochoa   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

[Expectancies towards alcohol consumption in Bucaramanga, Colombia].

Revista medica de Chile, 2008
Expectancies such as memories, motivations and emotions towards alcohol are an important predictor of alcohol consumption in the population. The Alcohol Expectancy Questionnaire (AEQ-III) can measure objectively these expectancies.To study which expectancies are associated to alcohol consumption in adults living in Bucaramanga, Colombia.The AEQ-III was
María F, Ardila, Oscar F, Herrán
openaire   +6 more sources