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- » Publication Frequency
- » Open Access Policy
- » Conflict of Interest Statement
- » Languages
- » History of the Journal
- » Catalographic Information
- » Indexing
- » Reviewers 2007-2010
- » Reviewers 2011
- » Reviewers 2012
Focus and Scope
Scientia Medica (Sci Med.) is the peer-reviewed official scientific journal of the School of Medicine, São Lucas Hospital and Institute of Geriatrics and Gerontology from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). The aim of this multidisciplinary journal is to contribute to the dissemination of scientific knowledge in several fields of Medicine and other Health Sciences, in printed and electronic formats. It is presently indexed in LILACS, SCOPUS, EMBASE, LATINDEX, DOAJ and OJS-PKP databases.
Section Policies
Editorial
Special Articles
Original Articles
Brief Comunications
Case Reports
Review Articles
Letters to the Editor
Epidemiological Notes
Drug Surveillance
Education in Health Sciences
History of Medicine
Articles that address topics of interest to the history of medicine.
Peer Review Process
This Journal employs the peer review system in the processing of manuscripts submitted for publication. All articles submitted to Scientia Medica undergo an initial assessment by the editors, regarding the minimum requirement standards and journal rules. Then the manuscript is sent to reviewers, who evaluate the article by adding comments, suggesting changes, and giving an opinion concerning its acceptance for publication. Authors and reviewers are blind to each other. The editors make then the final decision. When modifications are suggested, these are forwarded to the authors for reply and, subsequently, to the proofreaders to ensure that the requirements are met. Documents may undergo statistical review whenever necessary.
Articles are accepted by taking the following into consideration: originality, relevance and scientific contribution of the research to the field.
From submission to editorial decision, the whole process can be tracked electronically by the author by assessing the site through username and password that are supplied when registering.
Publication Frequency
The journal is published quarterly.
Open Access Policy
This journal provides open access to all of its content, based on the principle that having free access to articles generates the greatest global exchange of knowledge. Such access helps an author’s publication to be more read and cited. For further information about this approach, visit the Public Knowledge Project, which developed this system for improving scholarly and public quality research and distributes the Open Journal System as well as a support software for the publishing system, providing public access to academic research.
Conflict of Interest Statement
Whenever a conflict exists between authors and any public or private organisation, which may generate a conflict of interest, this possibility must be communicated and it will be included in the article. In case that a conflict does not exist, it should also be mentioned in the title page.
Languages
Articles can be written in Portuguese, English or Spanish.
History of the Journal
In November 1988, Medical Journal from PUCRS was created with the objective of disseminating scientific research. In January 1999, an electronic version was created at the website of the University. “Scientia Medica Project” in 2004 brought with it a new name for the journal – SCIENTIA MEDICA. This project had the principal objective of stimulating academic publication among professors, professionals and post-graduate and under-graduate students of Medicine, research institutes and courses in the health sector both inside and outside the University. With this initiative, the journal opened its doors and began to accept articles from various institutions. In 2006, Scientia Medica gained a new editorial team. In the same year, the Electronic System for Journal Publishing (SEER) was implemented, which turned the publishing process easier and more practical.
Catalographic Information
Scientia Medica / [edited by] Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital São Lucas and Instituto de Geriatria e Gerontologia. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, 2004- . v.
Quarterly.
Formerly Revista de Medicina da PUCRS, 1988-2003.
Description based in: Vol. 14, n. 1 (jan./mar. 2004).
ISSN print 1806-5562
ISSN online 1980-6108
1. Medicina - Periódicos. I. Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul. Faculdade de Medicina. II. Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul. Instituto de Geriatria e Gerontologia. III. Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul. Hospital São Lucas.
Indexing
LILACS - Literatura Latinoamericana en Ciencias de la Salud
SCOPUS - Data base of the publisher company Elsevier
DOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals
LATINDEX - Sistema Regional de Información en Línea para Revistas Científicas de América Latina, el Caribe, España y Portugal
OJS/PKP - Open Journal Systems/Public Knowledge Project
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Reviewers 2007-2010
Adolpho Milech, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Adriana Cruz Lopes, CESUPI, Ilhéus, BA
Adriana Gut Lopes Riccetto, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP
Adriana Janzantte Ducci, USP, São Paulo, SP
Adriane Pozzobon, UNIVATES, Lajeado, RS
Adriano dos Santos, UFB, Salvador, BA
Agnaldo Soares Lima, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG
Airton Tetelbom Stein, UFCSPA, Porto Alegre, RS
Alessandra Zanovelli Publio, Centro Universitário, Votuporanga, SP
Alessandro Cavalcanti, UEPB, Campina Grande, PB
Aletha Silva Caetano, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP
Alexandre Losekann, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Alfredo Cataldo Neto, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Ana Elizabeth Figueiredo, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Ana Luiza Pamplona Mosimann, Instituto Carlos Chagas, Curitiba, PR
Ana Maria Verçoza, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Andrea Golçalves de Freitas, Unidade Radiológica Paulista, São Paulo, SP
Andy Petroianu, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG
Anelyssa Cysne Frota D'Abreu, UNICAMP, Brasil
Anette Blaya Luz, Sociedade Brasileira de Psicanálise, Porto Alegre, RS
Angelo José Gonçalves Bos, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Annetta Zintl, University College, Dublin, Ireland
Antonio Lucio Teixeira Junior, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG
Aristeu Vieira da Silva, UNIPAR, Umuarama, PR
Babill Stray-Pedersen, University of Oslo, Medical Faculty, Oslo, Norway
Beatriz Regina Alvares, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP
Brigido Vizeu Camargo, UFSC, Florianópolis, SC
Bruno Pierote de Oliveira, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, São Paulo, SP
Camila Laflor, Hospital Santa Casa, Porto Alegre, RS
Carine Petry, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Carla Helena Augustin Schwanke, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Carlos Abaeté de los Santos, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Carlos Kupski, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Cássio Luís Zanettini Riccetto, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP
Cintia Mendes Clemente, UNB, Brasília, DF
Claudio Lucio Rossi, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP
Cléa Nazaré Carneiro Bichara, UFPA, Belém, PA
Clemax Couto Sant'Anna, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Clynton Lourenço Corrêa, UFPR, Matinhos, PR
Cristiano Augusto de Freitas Zerbini, USP, São Paulo, SP
Cristina Gardonyi Carvalheiro, USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP
Cristina Salles, Hospital da Bahia, Salvador, BA
Daniel Vitor Vasconcelos Santos, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG
Daniela Saes Sartorelli, USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP
Danuza Pinheiro Bastos Garcia de Mattos, UFF, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Dartagnan Pinto Guedes, UEL, Londrina, PR
Délio José Kipper, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Denise Cantarelli Machado, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS
Denise Rangel G. de Castro Aerts, ULBRA, Porto Alegre, RS
Diba Maria Sebba Tosta de Souza, UNIVAS, Pouso Alegre, MG
Dino Roberto Soares De Lorenzi, UCS, Caxias do Sul, RS
Dionísia Aparecida Cusin Lamônica, USP, Bauru, SP
Ediclei Lima do Carmo, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Belém, PA
Edna Apparecida Arcuri, USP, São Paulo, SP
Eduardo Pitrez, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS
Eduardo Stewien, Hospital Adventista, Manaus, AM
Eliete Bouskela, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Eloisa Tudella, UFSCAR, São Carlos, SP
Emerson Rodrigues da Silva, UCS, Caxias do Sul, RS
Eniva Miladi Fernandes Stumm, UNIJUÍ, Ijuí, RS
Erlane Marques Ribeiro, FMJ, Juazeiro do Norte, CE
Eskild Petersen, Aarhus University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
Eurico Camargo Neto, CTN Diagnósticos, Porto Alegre, RS
Fabio Maraschin Haggstram, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Fausto Ito, Universidade Estácio de Sá, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Fernando Facchini, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP
Fernando Silva Guimaraes, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Flávia Regina Ferreira, UNITAU, Taubaté, SP
François Peyron, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Lyon, France
Giesela Fleischer Ferrari, UNESP, Botucatu, SP
Gilberto Bueno Fischer, UFCSPA, Porto Alegre, RS
Gisele da Silva, Prefeitura Municipal, Valinhos, SP
Glaucia Manzan Queiroz Andrade, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG
Guilherme Peres Messas, UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP
Hayda Josiane Alves, UFF, Rio das Ostras, RJ
Helaine Maria Besteti Pires Mayer Milanez, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP
Humberto Holmer Fiori, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Italmar Teodorico Navarro, UEL, Londrina, PR
Jacobo Melamed, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS
Jeffrey Jones, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
João Carlos Santana, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
João Cyrus Bastos, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
João Roberto de Sá, UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP
Jorge Hecker Luz, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
José Bonifácio Barbosa, UFMA, São Luis, MA
José César Assef, FCMSCSP, Porto Alegre, RS
José Gilberto Henriques, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG
José Vicente Spolidoro, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Karina Pereira, UFTM, Uberaba, MG
Keila Maria Ceresér, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS
Kenneth Pass, State University of New York, Albany, USA
Kleyton de Andrade Bastos, UFS, Aracaju, SE
Laura Barcellos, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Leandro Ferracini Cabral, UFJF, Juiz de Fora, MG
Leonardo Ferreira Caixeta, USP, São Paulo, SP
Leonardo Pinto, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Léslie Piccolotto Ferreira, PUC-SP, São Paulo, SP
Lívia Barboza de Andrade, UFPE, Recife, PE
Lourenço Tsunetomi Higa, UEM, Maringá, PR
Luciana Soares Percegona, PUC-PR, Curitiba, PR
Luciano Diogo, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Luis Carlos Bodanese, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Luiz João Abrahão Junior, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Luiz Leonardo Saldanha, UNESP, Botucatu, SP
Magda Nunes, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Makoto Sakate, UNESP, Botucatu, SP
Malgorzata Paul, University of Poznan, Poznan, Poland
Manuel Ruttkay Pereira, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Marcelo Arruda Nakazone, FAMERP, São José do Rio Preto, SP
Marcelo Tavella Navega, UNESP, Marília, SP
Marcelo Toneto, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Marcia Attias, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Márcia de Assunção Ferreira, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Marcio Boniatti, Hospital Santa Casa, Porto Alegre, RS
Marco Aurélio de Caneda, Hospital de Clínicas, Porto Alegre, RS
Marcos Felipe Silva de Sa, USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP
Marcos Tobias Machado, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, São Paulo, SP
Marcus Jones, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Maria Alayde Mendonça da Silva, UFAL, Maceió, AL
Maria de la Luz Galván Ramírez, Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico
Mariane Borba Monteiro, Centro Universitário Metodista IPA, Porto Alegre, RS
Mariângela Badalotti, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Marilda Neutzling, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS
Mário de Melo Galvão Filho, UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP
Mariza Martins Avelino, UFG, Goiânia, GO
Mirna Portuguez, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Murilo Sousa de Meneses, UFPR, Curitiba, PR
Nilton Carlos Machado, UNESP, Botucatu, SP
Patricia de Carvalho Padilha, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Patricia de Moraes Costa, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Paulo Einloft, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Paulo Roberto Santos, UFC, Sobral, CE
Reginaldo Teixeira Mendonça, USP, São Paulo, SP
Renato Augusto DaMatta, UENF, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ
Ricardo Rodrigues, UFU, Uberlândia, MG
Ricardo Soder, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Roberta Munhoz Manzano, Faculdades Integradas, Bauru, SP
Roberto Cordeiro de A. Teixeira, UNCISAL, Maceió, AL
Roberto Stirbulov, FCMSCSP, São Paulo, SP
Rodrigo Duquia, UFPEL, Pelotas, RS
Rogério Dedivitis, USP, São Paulo, SP
Rudimar Riesgo, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS
Sandra Mara Alessi Aristides Arraes, UEM, Maringá, PR
Sandra Pinho Silveiro, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS
Sérgio Lago, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Sergio Renato Pais Costa, UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP
Silvânia Maria Mendes Vasconcelos, UFC, Fortaleza, CE
Simão Lottenberg, UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP
Thais Corsetti Grazziotin, UFCSPA, Porto Alegre, RS
Thais Santos, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Valfrido Pereira Filho, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP
Vera Lucia Pereira-Chioccola, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, São Paulo, SP
Victor Sarli Issa, USP, São Paulo, SP
Virgínia Schmitt, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS
Vivian Bersch, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS
Zélia Santos, UFC, Fortaleza, CE
Reviewers 2011
Adriana Beletato dos Santos Balancieri, UEM, Maringá, PR
Adriana Cruz Lopes, Faculdade de Ilhéus, Ilhéus, BA
Adriano Conrado Rodrigues, UNISO, Sorocaba, SP
Alcíbia Helena de Azevedo Maia, UFSC, Florianópolis, SC
Aline KirjnerPoziomyck, Irmandade da Santa Casa, Porto Alegre, RS
Aline Lopes Bueno, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS
Aline Teixeira Alves, UNB, Brasília, DF
Ana Clara Martins e Silva Carvalho, UFG, Goiânia, GO
Ana Paula Silva Champs, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG
Angélica Mércis Pascon Barbosa, UNESP, Botucatu, SP
Aurea Elizabeth Linder, UFSC, Florianópolis, SC
Cláudia Rucco Penteado Detregiachi, UNIP/ UNEP, São Paulo, SP
Clynton Lourenço Corrêa, UFPR, Curitiba, PR
Daniela Zeni Dreher, UNIJUÍ, Ijuí, RS
Denise Marques Mota, UFPel, Pelotas, RS
Durval Damiani, USP, São Paulo, SP
Estelamaris Tronco Mônego, UFG, Goiânia, GO
Ettore C. deli Uberti, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Flávia Valadão Thiesen , PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Francisca Rosaline Leite Mota, UFAL, Maceió, AL
Geraldo da Rocha Castelar Pinheiro, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Gilberto Bueno Fischer, UFCSPA, Porto Alegre, RS
Giovana Barbosa Milani, IBRAPE, São Paulo, SP
Gustavo Tadeu Volpato, UFMT, Cuiabá, MT
Hartwig Wolburg , University of Tübingen Tübingen, Germany
Hélio Arthur Bacha, Centro Universitário São Camilo, São Paulo, SP
Idalina Diair Regla Carolino, UEM, Maringá, PR
Iracema de Mattos Paranhos Calderon, UNESP, São Paulo, SP
Ivani Novato Silva, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG
Jarbas Rodrigues de Oliveira, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Jordana Grazziela Alves Coelho dos Reis, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Jorge Roque E., Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile
Keila Maria Mendes Ceresér, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS
Leandro Ferracini Cabral, UFJF, Juiz de Fora, MG
Lineu Corrêa Fonseca, PUC- Campinas, Campinas, SP
Luci Fuscaldi Teixeira-Salmela, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG
Luciano Cesar Pontes Azevedo, USP, São Paulo, SP
Magda Lahorgue Nunes, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Manoel Antonio da Silva Ribeiro, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Mara Lúcia Cordeiro, Faculdades Pequeno Príncipe, Curitiba, PR
Márcia Welfer, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Márcio Vinícius F. Donadio, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Maria Gabriela Gottlieb, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Maria Inês Fernandes Pimentel, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Maria José Santos, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Maria Sílvia Mariani Pires de Campos, UNIMEP, Piracicaba, SP
Matteo Baldisserotto, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Matthias Daniel Gralle, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Nadire Unver Dogan, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey
Núbia Maria Freire Vieira Lima, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP
Patrícia El Beitune, UFCSPA, Porto Alegre, RS
Patricia Medeiros de Souza, UNB, Brasília, DF
Paulo Sérgio Sucasas da Costa, UFG, Goiânia, GO
Raquel Rocha dos Santos, UFBA, Salvador, BA
Reginaldo Teixeira Mendonça, UFG, Goiânia, GO
Renata Tiene de Carvalho Yokota, Universiteit Hasselt, Diepenbeek, Belgium
Renato Bandeira de Mello, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Richard Lester Khan, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Roberta Rigo Dalacorte, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Rodrigo Fernando Pereira, USP, São Paulo, SP
Rosângela Alves Pereira, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Rosemeri Maurici da Silva, UNISUL, Tubarão, SC
Sílvia Justina Papini, UNESP, Aracatuba, SP
Simon Kim Suvarna, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Sheffield, UK
Ubirajara de Oliveira Barroso Júnior, Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Salvador, BA
Yuri Karen Sinzato, UNESP, São Paulo, SP
Reviewers 2012
Adalgisa Peixoto Ribeiro, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Alberto Carlos Botazzo Delbem, UNESP, Aracatuba, SP
Alexandre da Costa Linhares, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Belém, PA
Alexandre Vontobel Padoin, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Aline Silva de Aguiar Nemer, UFJF, Juiz de Fora, MG
Ana Grasielle Dionísio Corrêa, USP, São Paulo, SP
Ana Paula Gomes dos Santos, UFPel, Pelotas, RS
Anete Maria Francisco, FAMEMA, Marília, SP
Annelita Almeida Oliveira Reiners, UFMT, Cuiabá, MT
Anny Caroline Dedicação, UFSCAR, São Carlos, SP
Armando da Rocha Nogueira, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Catarina Matos, Hospital de São Marcos, Braga, Portugal
Claudia Garcia Serpa Osorio-de-Castro, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Claudia Teresa Frias Rios, UFMA, São Luís, MA
Cristiane Faccio Gomes, CESUMAR, Maringá, PR
Cristiane Martins Peres, USP, São Paulo, SP
Daniel Umpierre, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS
Dina Albuquerque Duarte Corrêa, USP, São Paulo, SP
Edzard Ernst, Universities of Exeter & Plymouth , UK
Eliana Suelotto Machado Fonseca, UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP
Ellencristina da Silva Batista, UVV, Vila Velha, ES
Elsa Elza Daniel de Mello, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS
Emerson Rodrigues da Silva, UCS, Caxias do Sul, RS
Emília Addison Machado Moreira, UFSC, Florianópolis, SC
Eurico Camargo Neto, Laboratorio Nobel – CTN, Porto Alegre, RS
Eutília Andrade Medeiros Freire, UFPB, João Pessoa, PB
Fernando Luiz Cavalcanti Lundgren, SES – PE, Recife, PE
Francisco Luciano Pontes, USP, São Paulo, SP
Gaspar R. Chiappa, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS
Gerusa Eisfeld Milano, UFPR, Curitiba, PR
Giovana Barbosa Milani, IBRAPE, São Paulo, SP
Hélio Amante Miot, UNESP, Botucatu, SP
Janeisa Franck Virtuoso, UDESC, Florianópolis, SC
Janio Morais Santurio, UFSM, Santa Maria, RS
Jean Carl Silva, UNIVILLE, Joinville, SC
João Carlos Costa de Oliveira, UFSC, Florianópolis, SC
Joice Moreira Schmalfuss, UNIPAMPA, Uruguaiana, RS
José Diego Botezelli, UNESP, São Paulo, SP
José Vicente Noronha Spolidoro, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Joseph Thomas Leonard, Vel’s College of Pharmacy, India
Juliana da Silva, ULBRA, Canoas, RS
Juliann Saquib, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
Manoel Afonso Guimaraes Gonçalves, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Márcio Debiasi, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Márcio Vinícius F. Donadio, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Marco Tulio de Mello, UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP
Marcos Augusto Bastos Dias, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Maria Cristina Gabrielloni, UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP
Maria Cristina Pereira Lima, UNESP, Botucatu, SP
Maria de Lourdes Lopes Ferrari Chauffail, UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP
Maria Helena Lopes, ULBRA, Porto Alegre, RS
Mário Luís Ribeiro Cesaretti, UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP
Marisa Aparecida Elias, USP, São Paulo, SP
Naiane Melissa Dartora Santos, UCS, Caxias do Sul, RS
Neusa Aparecida de Sousa Basso, FIJAU, Jaú, SP
Nilzete Liberato Bresolin, Hospital Infantil Joana de Gusmão, Florianópolis, SC
Paola Colares de Borba, UNIFor, Fortaleza, CE
Patricia de Moraes Costa, PUCRS/ ULBRA, Porto Alegre, RS
Patricia Medeiros de Souza, UNB, Brasília, DF
Patricio Leandro Acosta, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Paulo Einloft , PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Pedro Beraldo de Andrade, Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia, Marília, SP
Pedro Eugênio Ferreira, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, RS
Raimundo Antônio Gomes Oliveira, UFMA, São Luís, MA
Rica Dodo Delmar Buchler , Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia, São Paulo, SP
Rodrigo Crespo Barreiros, PUCSP, São Paulo, SP
Simone Regina Souza da Silva Conde, UFPA, Belém, PA
Sueli Gandolfi Dallari, USP, São Paulo, SP
Taís Pires Terra Araújo, APAE, Anápolis, GO
Tania Fernandes Campos, UFRN, Natal, RN
Teresa Helena Macedo da Costa, UNB, Brasília, DF
Valdomiro Vagner de Souza, FEPI, Itajubá, MG
Victor L. Ruiz-Perez, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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