Hace ya tiempo que se identifican la inequidad y la eficiencia como problemas centrales que afectan a los sistemas de salud de Latinoamérica y el Caribe. Como respuesta a dichos problemas, en las últimas dos décadas muchos países de la región han llevado a cabo reformas en la financiación y...
Los países subdesarrollados comparten una situación de salud alarmante y estática. A pesar de la frase de la organización mundial de la salud: “salud para todos en el año 2000” que en aquel momento representó una esperanza alcanzable por sus sesgados indicadores de salud, actualmente estam...
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary malignant tumor of the liver. Worldwide it remains one of the most common cancers and a leading cause of death. There are considerable geographical differences in the distribution of new cases, as it mostly affects people in developing countries w...
The purpose of this publication is to provide a historical review of articles published on schistosomiasis and geohelminth infections in the Caribbean region. This is not an extensive overview of the entire region but rather one, which focuses on those nations and territories that have recent publication...
To develop critical thinking skills that are typical of a reflective practitioner is for most students in nursing a difficult process. Not only is it difficult for them to evaluate themselves, but they can find it extremely difficult to evaluate their own colleagues. The process can, however, be simpli...
This book is the first of its kind and will provide much needed information about the toxins that are present in fifty of the most poisonous plants here, with data on their effects on the body and very importantly, the antidotes that are needed...
