Peer-reviewed Publications by the MELISA Institute
May 8th, 2013
Impact of Reproductive Laws on Maternal Mortality: The Chilean Natural Experiment
Koch, E (2013) Linacre Q 80(2):151-160
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Koch, E (2013) Linacre Q 80(2):151-160
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December 18th, 2012
Deficiencias en la estimación de abortos para Latinoamérica: Respuesta de los autores a Singh y Bankole
[Methodological flaws on abortion estimates for Latin America: Authors’ reply to Singh and Bankole]
Koch E, Aracena P, Bravo M, Gatica S, Stecher JF, Valenzuela S, Ahlers I (2012) Ginecol Obstet Mex 80(11):740-747
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[Methodological flaws on abortion estimates for Latin America: Authors’ reply to Singh and Bankole]
Koch E, Aracena P, Bravo M, Gatica S, Stecher JF, Valenzuela S, Ahlers I (2012) Ginecol Obstet Mex 80(11):740-747
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December 5th, 2012
Fundamental discrepancies in abortion estimates and abortion-related mortality: A reevaluation of recent studies in Mexico with special reference to the International Classification of Diseases
Koch E, Aracena P, Gatica S, Bravo M, Huerta-Zepeda A, Calhoun BC (2012) Int J Women Health 4:613-623
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Koch E, Aracena P, Gatica S, Bravo M, Huerta-Zepeda A, Calhoun BC (2012) Int J Women Health 4:613-623
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May 30th, 2012
Overcoming Barriers in the Management of Hypertension: The Experience of the Cardiovascular Health Program in Chilean Primary Health Care Centers
Sandoval D, Bravo M, Koch E, Gatica S, Ahlers I, Henríquez O, Romero T (2012) Int J Hypertension ID 405892 doi:10.1155/2012/405892
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Sandoval D, Bravo M, Koch E, Gatica S, Ahlers I, Henríquez O, Romero T (2012) Int J Hypertension ID 405892 doi:10.1155/2012/405892
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May 18th, 2012
Sobrestimación del aborto inducido en Colombia y otros países lationamericanos
[Overestimation of induced abortion in Colombia and other Latin American countries]
Koch E, Bravo M, Gatica S, Stecher JF, Aracena P, Valenzuela S, Ahlers I (2012) Ginecol Obstet Mex 80(5): 360-372
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[Overestimation of induced abortion in Colombia and other Latin American countries]
Koch E, Bravo M, Gatica S, Stecher JF, Aracena P, Valenzuela S, Ahlers I (2012) Ginecol Obstet Mex 80(5): 360-372
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May 4th, 2012
Women's Education Level, Maternal Health Facilities, Abortion Legislation and Maternal Deaths: A Natural Experiment in Chile from 1957 to 2007
Koch E, Thorp J, Bravo M, Gatica S, Romero CX, Aguilera H, Ahlers I (2012) PLoS ONE 7(5): e36613. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036613
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Koch E, Thorp J, Bravo M, Gatica S, Romero CX, Aguilera H, Ahlers I (2012) PLoS ONE 7(5): e36613. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036613
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December 2011
Estatura, factores de riesgo cardiovascular y riesgo de mortalidad en adultos: Proyecto San Francisco, Chile
[Height, an early life predictor of cardiovascular risk factors and mortality in Chilean adults: The San Francisco Project Cohort Study]
Koch E, Bravo M, Romero C, Díaz A, Castañeda H, Aguilera H, Nivelo M, Romero T (2011) Rev Chil Cardiol 30(3): 198-206
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[Height, an early life predictor of cardiovascular risk factors and mortality in Chilean adults: The San Francisco Project Cohort Study]
Koch E, Bravo M, Romero C, Díaz A, Castañeda H, Aguilera H, Nivelo M, Romero T (2011) Rev Chil Cardiol 30(3): 198-206
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Selected peer-reviewed publications by our researchers
2013
Safety profile and wound healing properties of a standardized Buddleja globosa Hope (Matico) extract in Sprague-Dawley rats
Letelier ME, Jones R, López C, Palma K, Aracena P, Razmilic I, Polanco X, Vogel H
Rev Farmacol Chile 5(1):13-19
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Letelier ME, Jones R, López C, Palma K, Aracena P, Razmilic I, Polanco X, Vogel H
Rev Farmacol Chile 5(1):13-19
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2010
Early life and adult socioeconomic influences on mortality risk: preliminary report of a 'pauper rich' paradox in a Chilean adult cohort
Koch E, Romero T, Romero CX, Aguilera H, Paredes M, Vargas M, Ahumada C
Annals of Epidemiology 20(6):487-92
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Koch E, Romero T, Romero CX, Aguilera H, Paredes M, Vargas M, Ahumada C
Annals of Epidemiology 20(6):487-92
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Impact of education, income and chronic disease risk factors on mortality of adults: does ‘a pauper-rich paradox’ exist in Latin American societies?
Koch E, Romero T, Romero CX, Akel C, Manríquez L, Paredes M, Román C, Taylor A, Vargas M, Kirschbaum A
Public Health 124(1):39-48
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Koch E, Romero T, Romero CX, Akel C, Manríquez L, Paredes M, Román C, Taylor A, Vargas M, Kirschbaum A
Public Health 124(1):39-48
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A protocol for evaluating safety of herbal preparations in a rat model: the case of a supercritical fluid extract of Saw Palmetto
Letelier ME, Aracena-Parks P, Peredo-Silva L
Boletín Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromáticas 9(1): 69-79
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Letelier ME, Aracena-Parks P, Peredo-Silva L
Boletín Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromáticas 9(1): 69-79
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2008
Impact of parity on anthropometric measures of obesity controlling by multiple confounders: a cross-sectional study in Chilean women
Koch E, Bogado M, Araya F, Romero T, Díaz C, Manriquez L, Paredes M, Román C, Taylor A, Kirschbaum A
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 62(5):461-70
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Koch E, Bogado M, Araya F, Romero T, Díaz C, Manriquez L, Paredes M, Román C, Taylor A, Kirschbaum A
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 62(5):461-70
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RyR1 S-nitrosylation underlies environmental heat stroke and sudden death in Y522S RyR1 knockin mice
Durham WJ(*), Aracena-Parks P(*), Long C(*), Rossi AE, Goonasekera SA, Boncompagni S, Galvan DL, Gilman CP, Baker MR, Shirokova N, Protasi F, Dirksen R, Hamilton SL
Cell 133(1): 53-65
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Durham WJ(*), Aracena-Parks P(*), Long C(*), Rossi AE, Goonasekera SA, Boncompagni S, Galvan DL, Gilman CP, Baker MR, Shirokova N, Protasi F, Dirksen R, Hamilton SL
Cell 133(1): 53-65
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2007
Socioeconomic and educational inequities as independent predictors for mortality in a developing country: A cohort study in San Francisco, Chile (Article in Spanish)
Koch E, Romero T, Manríquez L, Paredes M, Ortúzar E, Taylor A, Román C, Kirschbaum A, Díaz C
Revista Médica de Chile 135(11):1370-1379
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Koch E, Romero T, Manríquez L, Paredes M, Ortúzar E, Taylor A, Román C, Kirschbaum A, Díaz C
Revista Médica de Chile 135(11):1370-1379
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2006
Popperian epidemiology and the logic of bi-conditional modus tollens arguments for refutational analysis of randomised controlled trials
Koch E, Otarola A, Romero T, Kirschbaum A, Ortuzar E
Medical Hypotheses 67(4):980-988
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Koch E, Otarola A, Romero T, Kirschbaum A, Ortuzar E
Medical Hypotheses 67(4):980-988
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2006
Identification of cysteines involved in S-nitrosylation, S-glutathionylation, and oxidation to disulfides in ryanodine receptor type 1
Aracena-Parks P, Goonasekera SA, Gilman CP, Dirksen RT, Hidalgo C, Hamilton SL
The Journal of Biological Chemistry 281(52): 40354-40368
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Aracena-Parks P, Goonasekera SA, Gilman CP, Dirksen RT, Hidalgo C, Hamilton SL
The Journal of Biological Chemistry 281(52): 40354-40368
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A transverse tubule NADPH oxidase activity stimulates calcium release from isolated triads via ryanodine receptor type 1 S-glutathionylation
Hidalgo C, Sánchez G, Barrientos G, Aracena-Parks P
The Journal of Biological Chemistry 281(36): 26473-26482
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Hidalgo C, Sánchez G, Barrientos G, Aracena-Parks P
The Journal of Biological Chemistry 281(36): 26473-26482
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2005
A landmark for popperian epidemiology: refutation of the randomised Aldactone evaluation study
Koch E, Otarola A, Kirschbaum A
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 59(11):1000-1006
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Koch E, Otarola A, Kirschbaum A
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 59(11):1000-1006
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Effects of S-glutathionylation and S-nitrosylation on calmodulin binding to triads and FKBP12 binding to type 1-calcium release channels
Aracena P, Tang W, Hamilton SL, Hidalgo C
Antioxidants & Redox Signaling 7(7-8): 870-881
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Aracena P, Tang W, Hamilton SL, Hidalgo C
Antioxidants & Redox Signaling 7(7-8): 870-881
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