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The Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and CV Risk Factors: The CRONICAS Cohort Study of Peruvian Adults
(Elsevier, 2016)
BACKGROUND: Variations in the distribution of cardiovascular disease and risk factors by socioeconomic status (SES) have been described in affluent societies, yet a better understanding of these patterns is needed for ...
Burden of chronic kidney disease in resource-limited settings from Peru: a population-based study
(BioMed Central, 2015)
BACKGROUND: The silent progression of chronic kidney diseases (CKD) and its association with other chronic diseases, and high treatment costs make it a great public health concern worldwide. The population burden of CKD ...
Collaboration in times of COVID-19: the urgent need for open-data sharing in Latin America
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)
The pandemic of COVID-19 has shown that the information disseminated through peer-reviewed journals and accompanying online data sets is vital for decision-makers. However, we are currently seeing several deficiencies in ...
Nutrition status of children in Latin America
(Wiley, 2017)
The prevalence of overweight and obesity is rapidly increasing among Latin American children, posing challenges for current healthcare systems and increasing the risk for a wide range of diseases. To understand the factors ...
Epidemiology and Genetic Characterization of Noroviruses among Adults in an Endemic Setting, Peruvian Amazon Basin, 2004-2011
(Public Library of Science, 2015)
BACKGROUND: Successful vaccination strategies against norovirus will require understanding the burden of disease and relevant genotypes in populations. However, few data are available from cohort studies of adults living ...
The double burden of malnutrition: a threat for Peruvian childhood
(Elsevier, 2017)
The process of nutritional transition in Peru is somewhat paradoxical: an alarming number of chronic malnutrition cases coexist with a high prevalence of overweight and obesity, as reported in several studies in recent ...
Cancer patterns, trends, and transitions in Peru: a regional perspective
(Elsevier, 2017)
Peru, like several other South American countries, is experiencing remarkable population growth, ageing, and urbanisation, which has given rise to profound changes in its epidemiological profile. Prostate and breast cancer ...
Plasmodium vivax Diversity and Population Structure across Four Continents
(Public Library of Science, 2015)
Plasmodium vivax is the geographically most widespread human malaria parasite. To analyze patterns of microsatellite diversity and population structure across countries of different transmission intensity, genotyping data ...
Socio/Ethno-epidemiologies: proposals and possibilities from the Latin American production
(Routledge, 2017-09)
This article presents an approach to understanding health that acquires an original and autonomous development across different Latin American countries, despite being the result of reading and analysing national and ...
Needs, acceptability, and value of humanitarian medical assistance in remote Peruvian Amazon riverine communities
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015)
Much debate exists regarding the need, acceptability, and value of humanitarian medical assistance. We conducted a cross-sectional study on 457 children under 5 years from four remote riverine communities in the Peruvian ...