title: [Reflections about the historical development of biomedical sciences in Chile and the role of Revista Médica de Chile: an homage on 130-years old].
abstract: When Revista Médica de Chile turns to be 130 years old, the author reflects about the difficulties that scientific and technological creativity faces in Chile, considering that there was a 70 years gap between its historical origin in Chile compared to developed countries. The scientific progress erases the boundaries between Biomedicine and science and technology. This progress has resulted in an improvement in the quality of scientific publications in Revista Medica de Chile. The editorial work has also contributed to this improvement. Revista Medica de Chile has obtained international recognition and stands in a good position as a medical journal in Latin America and Chile.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Alameda 340. Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vargas Fernández
mesh_terms: D001690:Biological Science Disciplines / Q000266:history*; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000266:history*; D002677:Chile; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000266:history*