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Positioning Latin America within the Southern Turn in Planning: Perspectives on an “Emerging Field”. Conclusion to the Special Issue on Latin America
(Routledge, 2018-01)
The conclusion to this special issue on the state of planning in Latin America provides a series of critical reflections based on the cross-comparative analysis of its seven contributions. Rather than summarising the results ...
Progress in neurosurgery: Contributions of women neurosurgeons in Latin America
(Elsevier, 2021)
Nearly 75 years after the first woman neurosurgeon was trained in Latin America, the field of neurosurgery is changing and the prominence of women neurosurgeons within the specialty is increasing. By researching the ...
Poverty and inequality in Latin America: a story of two decades
(Columbia University Press, 2013)
Latin American countries have succeeded in reducing poverty and income inequality over the last decade thanks in part to both economic growth and deliberate social policy measures. This study provides an overview of the ...
From urban to regional planning in Latin America, 1920-50
(ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2010)
Focusing upon a period during which the planning discipline emerged and was consolidated in Latin America from the 1920s through the 1950s, this article aims to identify some of the impulses behind the widening of the scope ...
Environmental toxicology and chemistry in Latin America
(Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 2012-05)
Environmental toxicology and chemistry in Latin America is a relatively young discipline. Whereas the first international publications in the United States, for example, can be tracked to the 1920s and 1930s [1–4], in Latin ...
Latitudinal prevalence gradient of multiple sclerosis in Latin America
(SAGE Publications, 2011)
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) has a unique geographical distribution that reflects both genetic and environmental factors. Many studies have shown a positive correlation between MS frequency and latitude across both ...
COVID-19 Response in Latin America
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020)
Effective management of a pandemic due to a respiratory virus requires public health capacity for a coordinated response for mandatory restrictions, large-scale testing to identify infected individuals, capacity to isolate ...