Revista médica de Chile
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In Chile, sick leaves serve the extra purpose of filling social protection gaps. Therefore, in practice, their operation range extends beyond health care regulations. In our institutional framework, sick leaves are used to fill social protection gaps and to accomplish an assortment of other purposes that justify an absence from work.
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Revista médica de Chile · Sep 2020
[Development of equations based on Body Mass Index to estimate fat mass in older people].
Excess fat mass (FM) has a higher risk of producing sarcopenia, physical deterioration and reduced quality of life in older people. ⋯ This study developed reliable regression equations and referential values to estimate FM in older people.