Hantavirus is endemic to the Region de Los Lagos in southern Chile; its incidence is 8.5 times higher in the communes of the […]
Differential analyses of individual-level and neighborhood level socioeconomic factors in native citizens have suggested that the neighborhood context may impact […]
Background: The professional profile of health care professionals should incorporate recommendations of international agencies and adapt to the local conditions […]
Background Throughout the world, high prevalence rates of mental disorders have been found in prison populations, especially in females. It has been suggested […]
We thank Tsai and Venkataramani for their comments, which raise important methodological issues and challenge the findings presented in our […]
Several studies have pointed to high rates of substance use disorders among female prisoners. The present study aimed to assess […]
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a major complication of diabetic patients and the leading cause of end-stage renal disease. Glomerular dysfunction plays a critical role in DN, […]
Novel vaccination approaches based on rational design of B- and T-cell epitopes – epitope-based vaccines – are making progress in […]
Epitope-based vaccines (EVs) make use of short antigen-derived peptides corresponding to immune epitopes, which are administered to trigger a protective humoral and/or […]
Background: Peptide vaccination based on multiple T-cell epitopes can be used to target well-defined ethnic populations. Because the response to […]
