El Departamento de Medicina Familiar trabaja con las siguientes líneas de investigación:
Para más información, revisar el Compendio de Líneas de Investigación.
1. Mesquita M, Castro-Rodríguez JA, Heinichen L, Fariña E, Iramain R. Single oral dose of dexamethasone in outpatients with bronchiolitis: a placebo controlled trial. AllergolImmunopathol (Madr). 2009;37:63-7.
2. Castro-Rodriguez JA, Rodrigo GJ. Efficacy of inhaled corticosteroids in infants and preschoolers with recurrent wheezing and asthma: a systematic review withmeta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2009;123:e519
3. Rodrigo GJ, Moral VP, Marcos LG, Castro-Rodriguez JA. Safety of regular use of long-acting beta agonists as monotherapy or added to inhaled corticosteroids in asthma. A systematic review. Pulm Pharmacol Ther. 2009; 22:9-19.
4. Pantoja T, Beltrán M, Moreno G. Patients’ perspective in Chilean primary care: a questionnaire validation study. Int J Qual Health Care 2009;21:51-7.
5. Peñaloza B, Rada G, Pantoja T, Bastías G, Herrera C. Interventions for controlling emigration of health professionals from low and middle-income countries (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD007673. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007673.
6. Moreno G, Pantoja T. Revisiones sistemáticas de estudios de tests diagnósticos. Rev Med Chile 2009;137:303-307.
7. Puschel K, Thompson B, Olcay F, Ferreccio C. Factores predictores de inicio y cesación de tabaquismo en una cohorte de mujeres chilenas con 5,5 años de seguimiento. Rev Méd Chile 2009; 137: 1001-1009
8. Triviño X, Sirham M, Moore P, Reyes C. Formación en educación de los docentes clínicos de medicina. Rev Med Chile 2009; 137:1521-1527.
9. Montero J, Rojas MP, , Castel J, Muñoz M, Brunner A, Sáez Y, Scharager J . Competencias médicas requeridas para el buen desempeño en Centros de Salud Familiares en Chile. Rev.Méd. Chile 2009;137:1561-1568.
10. Puschel K, Thompson B, Olcay F, Ferreccio C. Predictive factors for smoking initiation and quitting among a cohort of Chilean women followed for 5.5 years. Rev Med Chile. 2009;137,8: 1001-9.
11. Rodrigo GJ, Castro-Rodriguez JA, Nannini LJ, Plaza Moral V, Schiavi EA. Tiotropium and risk for fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: systematic review with meta-analysis. Respir Med. 2009 Oct;103(10):1421-9.
12. Rodrigo GJ, Castro-Rodriguez JA, Plaza V. Safety and efficacy of combined long-acting beta-agonists and inhaled corticosteroids vs long-acting beta-agonists monotherapy for stable COPD: a systematic review. Chest. 2009;136(4):1029-38.
13. Espinoza-Palma T, Zamorano A, Arancibia F, Bustos MF, Silva MJ, Cardenas C, De La Barra P, Puente V, Cerda J, Castro-Rodriguez JA, Prado F. Effectiveness of asthma education with and without a self-management plan in hospitalized children. J Asthma. 2009 Nov;46(9):906-10.
14. Puschel K; Thompson B; Coronado G; Gonzalez K; Rain C; Rivera S. «If I feel something wrong, then I will get a mammogram»: understanding barriers and facilitators for mammography screening among Chilean women. Family Practice 2010;27:85-92.
15. García–Huidobro D, Bittner M, Brahm P, Puschel K. Family intervention to control type 2 diabetes: a controlled clinical trial. Fam Pract 2010 (Advanced access published September 3, 2010)
16. Rada G, Capurro D, Pantoja T, Corbalán J, Moreno G, Letelier LM, Vera C. Non-hormonal interventions for hot flushes in women with a history of breast cancer. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 9. Art. No.: CD004923.
17. Accatino L., Figueroa R., Montero J., González M. La preocupante falta de formación en desastres dentro de las escuelas de medicina latinoamericanas. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2010;28(2):135-136.
18. Puschel K, Coronado G, Gonzalez K, Soto G, Holte S, Thompson B.Strategies for increasing mammography screening in primary care in Chile: results of a randomized clinical trial. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2010;19,9:2254-61
19. Solis MT, Aguayo F, Vargas M, Olcay F, Puschel K, Corvalán A, Ferreccio C. Risk factors associated with abnormal cervical cytology among Chilean women: A case control study. Rev Med Chil. 2010;138,2: 174-80.
20. Valdivieso V., Montero J. El Plan AUGE primeros cinco años. Aceptado para publicación Rev Med Chil. 2010.
21. Peñaloza B., Leisewitz T, Bastías G., Zárate V., Depaux R., Villarroel L., y Montero J. Metodología para la evaluación de la relación costo-efectividad en centros de atención primaria de Chile.Rev Panam Salud Publica. Enviado a publicación
22. Castro-Rodriguez JA, Navarrete-Contreras P, Holmgren L, Sanchez I, Caussade S. Bronchial hyperreactivity to methacholine in atopic versus nonatopic asthmatic schoolchildren and preschoolers. J Asthma. 2010 Oct;47(8):929-34.
23. Rodrigo GJ, Neffen H, Castro-Rodriguez JA. Efficacy and safety of subcutaneous Omalizumab versus placebo as add on therapy to corticosteroids for children and adults with asthma: a systematic review. Chest. 2010 Aug 5. [Epub ahead of print]PubMed PMID: 20688929.
24. Castro-Rodriguez JA. The Asthma Predictive Index: a very useful tool for predicting asthma in young children. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010;126(2):212-6.
25. Del-Rio-Navarro BE, Castro-Rodriguez JA, Garibay Nieto N, Berber A, Toussaint G, Sienra-Monge JJ, Romieu I. Higher metabolic syndrome in obese asthmatic compared to obesenonasthmatic adolescent males. J Asthma. 2010 Jun;47(5):501-6.
26. Rodrigo GJ, Neffen H, Colodenco FD, Castro-Rodriguez JA. Formoterol for acute asthma in the emergency department: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2010 Mar;104(3):247-52.
27. Amirav I, Newhouse MT, Minocchieri S, Castro-Rodriguez JA, Schüepp KG. Factors that affect the efficacy of inhaled corticosteroids for infants and young children. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010 Jun;125(6):1206-11.
28. Castro-Rodriguez JA, Garcia-Marcos L, Sanchez-Solis M, Pérez-Fernández V, Martinez-Torres A, Mallol J. Olive oil during pregnancy is associated with reduced wheezing during the first year of life of the offspring. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2010 Apr;45(4):395-402.
29. Castro-Rodriguez JA, Rodrigo GJ. The role of inhaled corticosteroids and montelukast in children with mild-moderate asthma: results of a systematic review with meta-analysis. Arch Dis Child.2010 May;95(5):365-70.
30. Campusano L, Pastenes M, Fontecilla C, Escalona J, Salazar C, Castro-Rodriguez JA. Response to budesonide among atopic and non-atopic infants/preschoolers with recurrent wheezing.Allergol Immunopathol (Madr). 201038(1):31-6.
1. Montero J, Montero L., Moraga L., Althausen C., La consulta por “chequeo médico” en adultos. Revista Médica Clínica Las Condes 2010; 21:674-683
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2. Alvaro Téllez. Atención Primaria: factor clave del proceso de reforma al sistema de salud. En “Recetas para el sector salud”. Editor: Rodrigo Castro. Ediciones Libertad y desarrollo. 2009.
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