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Dermatological journals available to Latin American dermatologists
(Wiley, 2015)
Clinical and basic research contributes to human knowledge and patient care improvement. Communicating research through journals has proved remarkably effective in enabling researchers to build on the work of others, to ...
Income gradients in oral health according to child age
(Wiley, 2015)
This study aimed to confirm whether the well-known income disparities in oral health seen over the life course are indeed absent in 9- to 11-yr-old children, and to explore the role of access to dental care in explaining ...
A cross-sectional study of low HIV testing frequency and high-risk behaviour among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Lima, Peru
(BioMed Central, 2015)
BACKGROUND: Increased HIV testing frequency among high-risk populations such as men who have sex with men (MSM) and male-to-female transgender women (TW) can lead to earlier treatment and potentially reduce HIV transmission. ...
Bus stops and pedestrian-motor vehicle collisions in Lima, Peru: a matched case-control study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2013)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between bus stop characteristics and pedestrian-motor vehicle collisions. METHODS: This was a matched case-control study where the units of study were pedestrian crossings in Lima, ...
Rectal Douching Prevalence and Practices Among Peruvian Men Who have Sex with Men and Transwomen: Implications for Rectal Microbicides
(Springer, 2015)
Peruvian men who have sex with men (MSM) and transwomen (TW) could benefit from a rectal microbicide (RM) formulated as a rectal douche to prevent HIV infection. However, little is known about rectal douching practices ...
Economic Burden of Dengue Virus Infection at the Household Level Among Residents of Puerto Maldonado, Peru
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015)
Dengue virus (DENV) was reintroduced to Peru in the 1990s and has been reported in Puerto Maldonado (population ~65,000) in the Peruvian southern Amazon basin since 2000. This region also has the highest human migration ...
Publicidad dirigida al consumidor en páginas web de farmacias homeopáticas en Perú
(Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2017)
La homeopatía es una terapia alternativa que emplea medicamentos elaborados con base en las leyes de similares y los infinitesimales. La ley de los similares postula que la sustancia que causa ciertos síntomas en un individuo ...
Rural electrification and respiratory health: an empirical approach in Peru
(American Thoracic Society, 2015)
In Peru, most rural homes do not have access to electricity, water, or sewage networks and they use traditional biomass stoves, which can cause respiratory diseases. The objective of this study was to determine whether ...
Delivery of Type 2 diabetes care in low- and middle-income countries: lessons from Lima, Peru
(Wiley, 2016)
AIMS: The health system's response is crucial to addressing the increasing burden of diabetes, particularly that affecting low- and middle-income countries. This study aims to assess the facilitators and barriers that help ...
Quality measurers of therapeutic communities for substance dependence: an international collaborative study survey in Latin America
(Springer, 2017)
BACKGROUND: In Latin America, substance related disorders are highly prevalent and one of the treatment strategies is the Therapeutic Communities (TCs), however, in Latin America there is scarce data about this treatment ...