Vaping illusions: The hidden risks of E-cigarette use among young Filipinos and adolescents in Latin America by John Patrick C. Toledo

“…The study ''E-cigarette use among adolescents in Latin America'' reveals a high prevalence of e-cigarette use among teenagers, with a pooled mean of 18.9 %. …”
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Plastic Waste in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC): Impact on the Environment and Public Health—A Systematic Review by Danladi Chiroma Husaini, Rodeli Kaylin Mendez, Michael Arzu, Lydia Harris-Thurton

“…In the Caribbean and Latin America, nearly 17,000 tons of plastic waste are generated and trashed daily in open dumpsites with attendant consequences for the environment, the economy, aquatic life, the beauty of sea beaches, and public health. …”
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Syndemic, mental health and living with dependent persons in Latin America and Spain: a study with a gender perspective by Natalia López-Contreras, Tomás López-Jiménez, Laura Medina-Perucha, Brenda Biaani León-Gómez, Alessandra Queiroga Gonçalves, Olivia Janett Horna-Campos, Maria Sol Anigstein, Jakeline Ribeiro Barbosa, Mariana Pastorello Verotti, Olga Bardales-Mendoza, Karen M. Arteaga-Contreras, Anna Berenguera, Andrés Peralta, Constanza Jacques-Aviñó

“…Conclusions Women in Latin America who lived with dependents had worse outcomes than those in Spain did. …”
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Moderating effect of economic instability in the relationship between concentration of control and market value: empirical evidence in Latin America by Dante Baiardo C. Cavalcante Viana Junior, Daniel Ferreira Caixe, Vera Maria Rodrigues Ponte

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Stigma and social support and their impact on quality of life and self-esteem among women with endometriosis in Latin-America and the Caribbean. by Yatzmeli Matías-González, Astrid Sánchez-Galarza, Ernesto Rosario-Hernández, Idhaliz Flores-Caldera, Eliut Rivera-Segarra

“…Prevalence rates in Latin-America and the Caribbean are largely unknown, with published data only from Puerto Rico and Chile. …”
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Essential core competencies for scope of practice of paediatric oncology nurses in Latin America: a scoping review protocol by Luís Carlos Lopes-Júnior, Regina Aparecida Garcia Lima, Soad Fuentes-Alabi, Edmara Bazoni Soares Maia, Karina de Cássia Braga Ribeiro, Courtney E Sullivan, Monnie Abraham, Lorena Segovia Weber, Liliana Vásquez Ponce

“…There is currently limited evidence available to define the scope of essential core competencies for paediatric oncology nursing (PON) practice internationally and specifically in Latin America. Clearly defined essential core competencies contribute to establishing nurses’ scope of practice within clinical practice, education and research settings. …”
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Latin american systemic therapy: is it only an illusion? by Marcelo Rodriguez Ceberio

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Inflammation biomarkers and neurobehavioral performance in rural adolescentsKey PointsRelevance by Beemnet Amdemicael, Kun Yang, Briana N.C. Chronister, Caroline Mackey, Xin Tu, Sheila Gahagan, Danilo Martinez, Harvey Checkoway, David R. Jacobs, Jr., Jose Suarez-Torres, Suzi Hong, Jose R. Suarez-Lopez

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A SMARCA2 Mutation in the First Case Report of Nicolaides-Baraitser Syndrome in Latin America: Genotype-Phenotype Correlation by Ana Isabel Sánchez, Jorge Armando Rojas

“…We report a young adult patient with NCBRS and, to our knowledge, the first case report of the syndrome in Latin America with a confirmed molecular diagnosis and a mild-to-moderate phenotype.…”
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Epidemiological Surveillance Study of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Latin America: Serotype Distribution. A Pan American Health Organization Initiative by Elizabeth Castañeda, Sistema Regional de Vacunas, Pan American Health Organization Pneumococcal Surveillance Study Croup, National Centre for Streptococcus, Laboratory Centre for Disease Control

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Impact of Mobile Phone Usage on Sleep Quality Among Medical Students Across Latin America: Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study by Juan S Izquierdo-Condoy, Clara Paz, H A Nati-Castillo, Ricardo Gollini-Mihalopoulos, Telmo Raul Aveiro-Róbalo, Jhino Renson Valeriano Paucar, Sandra Erika Laura Mamami, Juan Felipe Caicedo, Valentina Loaiza-Guevara, Diana Camila Mejía, Camila Salazar-Santoliva, Melissa Villavicencio-Gomezjurado, Cougar Hall, Esteban Ortiz-Prado

“…ConclusionsThis study underscores a significant prevalence of mobile phone addiction among medical students and its detrimental association with sleep quality in Latin America. The findings advocate for the need to address mobile phone usage to mitigate its negative implications on student health and academic performance. …”
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Intersectionality and Birth in Latin America: A Research Protocol on Maternal Health of Indigenous and Afro-Descendant Women in La Guajira, Colombia by Mariana Anginho Évora

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Voices and visions: Navigating the landscape of sexual, reproductive, and maternal health and rights in Latin America and the Caribbean: A stakeholder mapping and analysis by Sofia Pirsch, Denise Zavala, Mabel Berrueta, María Belizán, Juan Pedro Alonso, Sandra Formia, Jamile Ballivian, Miluska Ramirez-Rodríguez, Maisa Havela, Gabriela Perrota, Analía López, Cintia Cejas, Adolfo Rubinstein

“…This article presents the results of a mapping and analysis of key stakeholders operating in the field of Sexual, Reproductive, and Maternal Health and Rights (SRMHR) who are involved in the entitlement of health rights and access to health services for women, adolescents, LGBTQI+ individuals, migrants, indigenous people, Afro-descendants, and people with disabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our study focuses on Argentina, Colombia, Guatemala, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, and Peru. …”
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Soulèvement populaire au pays de Chávez by Julien Rebotier

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Desenvolvimento econômico e satisfação com a democracia: uma análise da América Latina by Roberta Carnelos Resende, Sara de Sousa Fernandes Epitácio

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Value-based healthcare in Latin America: a survey of 70 healthcare provider organisations from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico by Pedro Ramos, Marcia Makdisse, Daniel Malheiro, Marcelo Katz, Luisa Novoa, Miguel Cendoroglo Neto, Jose Henrique Germann Ferreira, Sidney Klajner

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Coinfections between Persistent Parasitic Neglected Tropical Diseases and Viral Infections among Prisoners from Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America by Lilian Da Silva Santos, Hans Wolff, François Chappuis, Pedro Albajar-Viñas, Marco Vitoria, Nguyen-Toan Tran, Stéphanie Baggio, Giuseppe Togni, Nicolas Vuilleumier, François Girardin, Francesco Negro, Laurent Gétaz

“…In Swiss prisons, more than 70% of detained people are foreigners and over one-third originate from sub-Saharan Africa or Latin America. These two regions are endemic for various tropical diseases and viral infections, which persist after migration to nonendemic countries. …”
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Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic and Physiologically Based Biopharmaceutic models research in Latin America: A regional level bibliometric analysis, 2011-2023 by Marx Ribeiro, Juliana Cordeiro Cardoso, José Eduardo Severino Martins, Aline Ferreira Pinto, Eliana Maria Barbosa Souto, Patricia Severino

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Prevalence, comorbidities, and disease-related complications of rheumatoid arthritis in Colombia: a national cross-sectional study based on administrative claims data by Kevin Maldonado-Cañón, Giancarlo Buitrago, Gerardo Quintana-López

Subjects: “…Latin America…”
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