The Latin America and the Caribbean search strategy proposal

Eloy F. Ruiz; Alvaro Proaño; Diego Proaño; Junior Smith Torres-Román; J. Jaime Miranda

doi:10.1177/1757975916661089

The Latin America and the Caribbean search strategy proposal

Eloy F. Ruiz, Alvaro Proaño, Diego Proaño, Junior Smith Torres-Román, J. Jaime Miranda

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Abstract

Latin America and the Caribbean’s public health literature is not widely recognized. Science in this region has even been compared to a night sky with just a few specks of light. To make those lights as reachable as possible, we developed the Latin America and the Caribbean Search Strategy (LACSS). This is a new method to utilize our region’s health promotion results within MEDLINE/PubMed. In contrast to a typical MeSH query, LACSS retrieves up to six times more publication results regarding non-communicable diseases, neglected tropical diseases, injuries and other important public health relevant topics in the region. We believe that global health promotion will be improved in this region by improving its visibility, and this search strategy will contribute to this.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	60-64
Number of pages	5
Journal	Global Health Promotion
Volume	25
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1757975916661089
State	Published - 1 Sep 2018

Keywords

Caribbean Region
Latin America
Medical Subject Headings
PubMed
Public Health

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