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    Prevención y diagnóstico de sobrepeso y obesidad en niños y adolescentes

    Esta guía aborda aspectos relacionados con la prevención y el diagnóstico del sobrepeso y la obesidad en niños y adolescentes. Pone a disposición del primer nivel de la atención la mejor evidencia disponible con la intención de estandarizar las acciones nacionales acerca de: estandarizar el diagn...

    Prevención y detección temprana de cáncer de pulmón en el primer nivel de atención

    Esta guía aborda aspectos relacionados con la prevención y la detección temprana del cáncer de pulmón en el primer nivel de atención...

    Systematic screening for active tuberculosis: an operational guide

    Early detection of tuberculosis (TB) is essential to improve health outcomes for people with TB, and to reduce TB transmission more effectively. Systematic screening in high risk groups is a complement to efforts to improve the patient-initiated pathway to TB diagnosis (that is, diagnosing TB among peopl...

    Systematic screening for active tuberculosis: an operational guide

    Early detection of tuberculosis (TB) is essential to improve health outcomes for people with TB, and to reduce TB transmission more effectively. Systematic screening in high risk groups is a complement to efforts to improve the patient-initiated pathway to TB diagnosis (that is, diagnosing TB among peopl...

    WHO position paper on mammography screening

    Every year, breast cancer kills more than 500,000 women around the world. In resource-poor settings, a majority of women with breast cancer are diagnosed at an advanced stage of disease; their five-year survival rates are low, ranging from 10-40%. In settings where early detection and basic treatment are...

    Systematic screening for active tuberculosis: principles and recommendations

    WHO has developed guidelines on systematic screening for active tuberculosis (TB) based on a thorough review of available evidence. Early detection of TB is essential to further improve health outcomes for people with TB, and to reduce TB transmission more effectively. Systematic screening in high risk g...

    Screening donated blood for transfusion-transmissible infections: recommendations

    Blood transfusion is a life-saving intervention that has an essential role in patient management within health care systems. WHO recommends the following integrated strategy for the provision of safe blood and blood products and safe, efficacious blood transfusion....