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Demography and socioeconomic vulnerability influence fire occurrence in Bariloche (Argentina)
(Elsevier Science, 2013-02)
Despite the enormous impact of fires on human welfare, few studies evaluated the influence of demographic and socioeconomic conditions on the occurrence of vegetation fires. We used quantile regression to estimate the ...
A climate change vulnerability index and case study in a Brazilian Coastal City
(2016-08-18)
Coastal areas are highly susceptible to the effects of climate change, particularly to sea-level rise and extreme rainfall events, resulting in increased social and environmental vulnerabilities. In this context, the need ...
Vulnerabilidade socioambiental na metrópole paulistana: uma análise sociodemográfica das situações de sobreposição espacial de problemas e riscos sociais e ambientaisSocio-environmental vulnerability in the Metropolis of São Paulo, Brazil: a socio-demographic analysis of spatial coexistence of social and environmental risks and problems
(Associação Brasileira de Estudos Populacionais, 2006)
Mapping global patterns of drought risk: An empirical framework based on sub-national estimates of hazard, exposure and vulnerability
(Elsevier, 2016-07)
A global map of drought risk has been elaborated at the sub-national administrative level. The motivation for this study is the observation that little research and no concerted efforts have been made at the global level ...
Alfabetismo en salud bucal : una experiencia en poblaciones vulnerables de la provincia de MendozaOral health literacy : an experience in vulnerable populations of Mendoza province
(Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Odontología, 2014)
AIDS in Latin America: assessing the current status of the epidemic and the ongoing response
(OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 2008)
Background This article provides a summary of the current status of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Latin America, as well as an outline of the diverse responses to it. Methods A search of international databases (Pubmed and ...
Restricted gene flow across fragmented populations of Legrandia concinna, a threatened Myrtaceae endemic to south-central Chile
(Universidad Austral de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, 2011)
Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of HIV infection in Latin-American immigrants. Comparative analysis from clinical records in a clinical care centre in Santiago in the last decade Características clínicas y epidemiológicas de la infección por
(Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia, 2015)
© 2015, Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia. All Rights Reserved.Background: There has been an increasing number of immigrants to Chile in the last years, especially from South American countries. The phenomenon of immigration ...