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Mortality in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
New England Journal of Medicine, 2018 BACKGROUND Quantifying the effect of natural disasters on society is critical for recovery of public health services and infrastructure. The death toll can be difficult to assess in the aftermath of a major disaster.
Nishant Kishore +2 more
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Spina Bifida Incidence Trends: A Comparative Study of Puerto Rico and the United States [PDF]
EpidemiologiaObjectives: Neural tube defects such as myelomeningocele (MMC) remain a significant public health concern despite prevention efforts. Public health measures have reduced the global MMC incidence, but socioeconomic disparities may limit their impact ...
Eric Pérez-Pérez +8 more
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Coral Reefs of the World, 2019 La falta de recursos de maestros de mrisica en las escuelas de Puerto Rico, la eliminaci6n de programas de mrisica estructurados en el curr(culo escokf y la escasez de oportunidades de una ensefranza musical de excelencia llev6 a la Corporaci6n de las ...
R. Appeldoorn +8 more
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Construcción del cuestionario posturas acerca de la evolución biológica y su enseñanza
Ciencia y Educación, 2023 Este estudio tuvo como propósito presentar los resultados de la construcción y el proceso de recopilación de evidencias de validez del cuestionario Posturas acerca de la evolución biológica y su enseñanza.
Jose Soto-Sonera +4 more
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Perfil alimentario y nutricional de inmigrantes dominicanos en Puerto Rico, 2017
Ciencia y Salud, 2022 Objetivo: describir el perfil alimentario-nutricional de dominicanos residentes en Puerto Rico (PR) y su asociación con el tiempo de residencia en ese país y la seguridad alimentaria.
Reyna Antún Marte +3 more
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Chronic Diseases and Associated Risk Factors Among Adults in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria
JAMA Network Open, 2022 Key Points Question What was the prevalence of chronic diseases and their associated risk factors among adults living in Puerto Rico before and after Hurricane Maria?
Josiemer Mattei +10 more
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How Is Colonialism a Sociostructural Determinant of Health in Puerto Rico?
AMA journal of ethics, 2022 Puerto Rico is experiencing a public health crisis driven by effects and processes of US colonialism in the archipelago, such as the exclusionary application of federal health policy, an exodus of health care professionals, and the long-term effects of ...
J. P. Pérez Ramos +2 more
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Aging and the Left Behind: Puerto Rico and its Unconventional Rapid Aging.
The gerontologist, 2022 Puerto Rico is aging more rapidly than almost any country, with 2020 estimates placing its population share of adults older than 65 as being the 10 th highest in the world.
Amílcar Matos-Moreno +4 more
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Effect of chronic comorbidities on quality of life of gynecologic cancer patients in Puerto Rico
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2022 Objective. To describe prevalence of chronic diseases and evaluate associations between comorbidities and quality of life in gynecologic cancer patients in Puerto Rico. Methods.
Gloriáliz G. Santiago-Pérez +3 more
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Annals of Global Health, 2022 Background: On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria, a devastating Category 5 storm struck the Caribbean Island of Puerto Rico and officially took the lives of 2 975 people although the Harvard University survey in 2018 placed that number much higher at 4
Gabriela R. Guerra Velázquez
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