[The cost of diabetes in Latin America: evidence from Mexico].

Unlabelled: The main objective was to identify economic burden from epidemiological changes and expected demand for health care services for diabetes in México. The cost evaluation method to estimate direct and indirect costs was based on instrumentation and consensus techniques. To estimate the epidemiological changes for 2009-2011, three probabilistic models were constructed according to the Box-Jenkins technique.

Likelihood ratios of clinical, laboratory and image data of pancreatic cancer: Bayesian approach.

Purpose: The diagnosis of pancreatic cancer (PC) is most frequently established in advanced stages. The aim of this study is to estimate the likelihood ratios (LRs) of diagnostic data with regards to PC that could be used to approach an earlier diagnosis.

Methods: A case-control study of 300 patients - 150 histological diagnosed cases of PC and 150 age-matched controls hospitalized for study of jaundice, abdominal pain, weight loss and/or chronic pancreatitis - was conducted.

Evidences on weaknesses and strengths from health financing after decentralization: lessons from Latin American countries.

Objective: The main objective was to identify trends and evidence on health financing after health care decentralization.

Study Design: Evaluative research with a before-after design integrating qualitative and quantitative analysis. Taking into account feasibility, political and technical criteria, three Latin American countries were selected as study populations: Mexico, Nicaragua and Peru.