title: [Postgraduate medical science research with a bibliographic update and reference to clinical pathology. (Review article)].
abstract: The author mentions the general theoretical and practical principles of scientific research subsequent to professional medical graduation. He makes special reference to its organization, development, and opportunities in the field of clinical pathology, both in Research Institutes and Medical Schools and in general hospital practice. The author furnishes information on modern contributions to the following: Study of chronic diseases; discovery of new chemical substances in blood, urine, and stools; improvements in the current methods through automation, microtechniques, and quality control; knowledge of hemoglobins; studied in which macroglobulins play a critical role; also discoveries of physical and chemical approaches for cell proliferation and necrosis, as well as biochemical advances in enzyme research. Finally, he underscores the scientific work of central clinical laboratory of Pedro Borrás Astorga Children Teaching Hospital in the City of Havana, in matters of scientific research through its original contributions and implementation in Cuba of procedures designed in other countries, with the view to assess its value and adjust this speciality to the most recent requirements based on scientific advances in the field of clinical pathology.
mesh_terms: D001634:Bibliographies as Topic; D003462:Cuba; D007255:Information Services; D010338:Pathology, Clinical; D012106:Research; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D012109:Research Support as Topic
vernacular_title: Sobre la investigación científica médica de posgrado con actualización bibliográfica y referencia a la patología clínica. (Artículo de revisión).