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Mitigating Global Oral Health Inequalities: Research Training Programs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
(Levy Library Press, 2020)
Although oral diseases are largely preventable, they are among the most non-communicable diseases globally, and they disproportionately burden disadvantaged communities, specially within low- and middle-income nations. The ...
Optimizing outcomes for children with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in low- and middle-income countries by early correct diagnosis, reducing toxic death and preventing abandonment
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2019-02-10)
In high-income countries, more than 90% of children with mature B-cell lymphomas are cured with frontline therapy. However, cure requires prompt and correct diagnosis, careful risk stratification, very intense chemotherapy ...
An approximation to the digital divide among low income people in Colombia, Mexico and Perú: two composite indexes
(Universidad del RosarioFacultad de Economía, 2008)
This study examines the determinants of information and communications technology (ICT) use and access of low-income people in three developing countries: Colombia, Mexico and Peru. We focus on cross-country differences ...
Antifungal stewardship in low- and middle-income countries
(Springer Nature, 2019-07)
Anfifugal stewardship refers to coordinated interventions designed to improve and measere the appropiate use of antifungals by promouting the selection of the optimal antifungal drug regimen,dose,duration of therapy,and ...
Food waste paradox: antecedents of food disposal in low income households
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2015-11)
This article aims to identify antecedents of food waste among lower-middle class families - a paradox, given the financial constraints this population faces. The importance of this research is evident in escalating ...
"It is not easy living with this illness": A syndemic approach to medication adherence and lifestyle change among low-income diabetes patients in Lima, Peru
(Society for Applied Anthropology, 2019)
This study analyzes the experiences of low-income people living with type 2 diabetes in Lima, Peru. We use a syndemic approach to describe and discuss their challenges in following physicians’ recommendations around ...
Prevention, management, and rehabilitation of stroke in low- and middle-income countries
(Elsevier, 2016)
Although stroke incidence in high-income countries (HICs) decreased over the past four decades, it increased dramatically in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In this review, we describe the current status of primary ...