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Pedro Zitko

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Lillo P, Zitko P, Godoy-Reyes G, Asenjo G, Saez D, Cea G, et al.
Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener . 2024 Mar; 25(5-6):528-532. PMID: 38506473
Objective: This study aimed to estimate amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) incidence and survival rates in the Metropolitan region of Chile. Methods: We conducted a cohort study of ALS cases in...
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Molina-Donoso M, Parrao T, Meillon C, Thumala D, Lillo P, Villagra R, et al.
J Clin Exp Neuropsychol . 2023 Jul; 45(3):313-320. PMID: 37403327
Introduction: Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD) refers to a self-perceived experience of decreased cognitive function without objective signs of cognitive impairment in neuropsychological tests or daily living activities. Despite the abundance...
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Forno G, Parra M, Thumala D, Villagra R, Cerda M, Zitko P, et al.
Neuropsychology . 2023 May; 37(7):753-768. PMID: 37227845
Objective: Cognitive assessment able to detect impairments in the early neuropathological stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is urgently needed. The visual short-term memory binding task (VSTMBT) and the Free and...
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Del Rio F, Zitko P, Santis R, Babul M, Santis F
Value Health Reg Issues . 2023 Apr; 36:92-97. PMID: 37060894
Objectives: This study aimed to quantify the association between the loss of health state utilities (LHSU) and obesity, considering different obesity categories. This is relevant to interventions economic evaluations and...
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Espinoza M, Bilbeny N, Abbott T, Carcamo C, Zitko P, Zamorano P, et al.
PLoS One . 2022 Oct; 17(10):e0273667. PMID: 36301984
The magnitude of the cost of chronic pain has been a matter of concern in many countries worldwide. The high prevalence, the cost it implies for the health system, productivity,...
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Vergara R, Zitko P, Slachevsky A, San Martin C, Delgado C
Alzheimers Dement (Amst) . 2022 Mar; 14(1):e12273. PMID: 35229017
Introduction: Projected dementia incidence in Latin America and the Caribbean for the next decades is overwhelming. Access to local data, stratified by sex, is imperative for planning precise dementia-prevention strategies....
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Chang S, Zitko P, Passi-Solar A, Danaei G, Margozzini P
Heart . 2022 Feb; 108(21):1716-1721. PMID: 35105666
Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted regular cardiovascular healthcare access and delivery. Service utilisation has declined, and excess cardiovascular mortality has been reported in several countries. We aim to estimate...
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Zitko P, Hojman M, Sabato S, Parenti P, Cuini R, Calanni L, et al.
Int J Infect Dis . 2021 Sep; 113:288-296. PMID: 34563708
Objective: To document antiretroviral use in Latin America during the last decade. Methods: We collected indicators from 79 HIV health care centres in 14 Latin American Spanish-speaking countries for 2013-2017....
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Pena S, Carranza M, Cuadrado C, Parra D, Villalobos Dintrans P, Castillo C, et al.
Obesity (Silver Spring) . 2021 Sep; 29(11):1825-1834. PMID: 34533295
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a school-based gamification strategy to prevent childhood obesity. Methods: Schools were randomized in Santiago, Chile, between March and...
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Zitko P, Bakolis I, Vitoratou S, Chua K, Margozzini P, Markkula N, et al.
Value Health Reg Issues . 2021 Aug; 26:142-149. PMID: 34454395
Background: A few instruments that identify and valuate health states are based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health States of the World Health Organization. One of them...