Publications by authors named "Maria Alexandra Matallana"

Introduction: Access to mental health services by people with mental disorders has traditionally been limited, and is associated with attitudinal, social, and structural variables.

Objective: To analyse the factors that determine access to mental health services by the adult population (18-44 years old) in Colombia, from the results obtained in the 2015 National Mental Health Survey.

Material And Methods: Analysis of variables of access to attention in mental health care for adults.

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There has been much debate recently about several issues related to the migration of physicians from developing to developed countries. However, few studies have been conducted to address these issues in a systematic fashion. In an attempt to begin the process of generating systematic data, we designed and distributed a questionnaire addressing several core issues surrounding physician migration to respondents selected on the basis of their special expertise or experience in India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Colombia, and the Philippines.

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