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No person left behind: Mapping the health policy landscape for genomics research in the Caribbean
The Lancet Regional Health. Americas, 2022 Summary: The Caribbean has long been an under-represented geographical region in the field of genomics research. Such under-representation may result in Caribbean people being underserved by precision medicine and other public health benefits of genomics.
Jyothsna Bolleddula +7 more
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Opportunities and Challenges: The Caribbean Involvement in the Free Trade Area of the Americas [PDF]
, 2003 This Article will examine the region\u27s participation in the process leading to the establishment of the FTAA, and the benefits and challenges associated with its involvement in this hemispheric undertaking.
Bishop, Myrtle D., Chandler, Samuel J.
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Public spending on health care in Africa: do the poor benefit?
Bulletin of the World Health OrganizationHealth care is a basic service essential in any effort to combat poverty, and is often subsidized with public funds to help achieve that aim. This paper examines public spending on curative health care in several African countries and finds that this ...
F Castro-Leal, J Dayton, L Demery
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Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2022 Objective. To establish whether there was any difference in disease stage in patients with screening-detected colorectal cancer (CRC) in a Caribbean country. Methods. The mode of presentation (elective vs.
Shamir O. Cawich +5 more
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Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2020 Achieving health equity and addressing the social determinants of health are critical to attaining the health and health-related targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals.
Trevor A. Hassell +2 more
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Whale sharks of the western Caribbean: an overview of current research and cnservation efforts and future needs for effective management of the species [PDF]
, 2007 Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are seasonal visitors to four sites in the Western Caribbean, 3 of which are encompassed by the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef.
Graham, Rachel T.
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Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2021 Objective. To report demographic and substance use characteristics and risk of road traffic injury (RTI) from alcohol use, cannabis use, and combined use in a sample of emergency department patients from two countries in Latin America and the Caribbean ...
Cheryl J. Cherpitel +6 more
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Fruit trait variation in a caribbean germplasm collection of aromatic hot peppers (Capsicum chinense Jacq.) [PDF]
, 2013 Aromatic hot peppers (Capsicum chinense Jacq.) are an important agricultural commodity for many small-scale farmers in the Caribbean because it is a commercially viable crop and one that is integral to the cuisines of the region.
Bharath, Sarah +2 more
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.This study reveals a unique active site enriched in methionine residues and demonstrates that these residues play a critical role by stabilizing carbocation intermediates through novel sulfur–cation interactions. Structure‐guided mutagenesis further revealed variants with significantly altered product profiles, enhancing pseudopterosin formation. These
Marion Ringel +13 more
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Global Heart, 2022 Background: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) disproportionately affects low-income and middle-income countries. Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have been less represented in scientific literature.
Maria Alejandra Jaimes-Reyes +3 more
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