[Trends among medical students towards general practice or specialization].

Background: A 60/40 ratio has been estimated as a country's ideal proportion between general practitioners and specialists. In Chile this proportion was 36/ 64 in 2004, exactly the opposite of the ideal. Trends towards specialization or general practice among medical students have not been thoughtfully studied.

[Original and abbreviated Zarit caregiver burden scales. Validation in Chile].

Background: Six percent of the Chilean population has a disability requiring assistance with daily-living-activities and 69% of these individuals are cared by direct family members. The latter are at risk of developing caregiver burden. Zarit scales are used to assess the severity of caregiver burden.