Revista espanola de salud publica
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Rev Esp Salud Publica · May 2003
[Bibliometric study of original articles in the Revista Española de Salud Pública (1991-2000). Part II: authors' productivity, their institutions and geographical areas].
When characterizing a scientific journal from the bibliometric standpoint, it is of importance to know how many authors were involved in the studies published as well as the geographical areas where these authors are located and the type of institutions by which they are employed. The aim of this article is that of analyzing the geographical spread of these authors and the institutions by which they are employed, as well as its evolution as regards the original articles published in the Revista Española de Salud Pública throughout the 1991-2000 period. ⋯ The Revista Española de Salud Pública is a scientific journal well known in the whole spanish territory and in the Latinoamerican countries. The productivity of the authors publishing in this journal, the productivity of their institutions where they work and that of Autonomous Regions where they belong to, is similar to other magazines. The productivity of the authors is greater when we look at other public health magazines or other countries.
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Rev Esp Salud Publica · Nov 2001
Comparative Study[Prevalence of tuberculosis among the immigrant population in Ceuta, Spain].
The immigrant populations from sub-Saharan and Maghreb countries are groups in high risk of contracting tuberculosis. An analysis is made of the prevalence of tuberculosis infection among one group of these immigrants in Ceuta for the purpose of finding possible differences in their incidental behavior according to the country or geographical region from which they came. ⋯ The immigrant population from central African countries shows a higher prevalence of tuberculosis infection, comprising a group at risk of contracting this disease. Therefore, it is of fundamental importance to implement specific programs to actively detect tuberculosis infection during their stay in our city, taking advantage of their being grouped together upon entry into our country, prior to their final emigration to localities throughout the mainland and subsequent mixing among the host country population.
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Rev Esp Salud Publica · Nov 2001
Comparative Study[The effect on the use of hospital resources in a geriatric domiciliary care program among the elderly patients with advanced cardiorespiratory diseases].
One of the objectives of the geriatric home care teams is that of the follow-up of elderly patients having a high risk of hospital readmission. Although they have been operating in our country for years, no data shows the impact on the use of hospital resources in accordance with this follow-up. The objective of this study is that of analyzing the effect which the monitoring, by geriatric home care unit, involves on patients having very advanced chronic cardiorespiratory disease. ⋯ A specialized geriatric home care unit reduces the use of hospital resources on elderly people diagnosed as severe chronic cardiorespiratory disease.
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Rev Esp Salud Publica · Jul 1999
Review[Evolution of epidemiological methods in clinical research in Spain (1975-1994)].
Previous studies have shown a sparing utilization of analytical and experimental designs in Spanish clinical research journals. The study aims are to compare among countries, the use of epidemiologic method in articles published in scientific journals, and to determine the extent to which this research has direct funding. ⋯ In Spanish clinical journals the use of epidemiological methods with control group is limited and direct financial support unusual. Wherefore these studies have a limited applicability.